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Bumping up for Angie and Kayla.

HUGS all around,
Carolyn J

For some reason I have to have the OBPI arm on my head too. I don't have anything to prop it up on so I end up bending and turning so that I can get it to my head. Not a comfortable thing but for some reason I just can't do it with one hand. Oh and my OBPI arm doesn't do anything while it's there it just kind of sits there.

MY SON IS 5 AND I WASH HIS HAIR HE GETS VERY UPSET THAT HIS SISTER DOES IT WITH NO PROBLEM.SHE IS 3.

LOL its funny when people post these posts and u realise that we all do funny wee things. i just do it one handed. i used to just put my erb arm on my head but when my hair cos soapy it wud slide down so seemed pointless. now i just use the one hand and its just as clean!!

jeremy, im not sure of ur sons injury, be it one sided or bilateral but im sure he will adapt to it and be able to wash its own hair very soon!!

Michelle

i do it one handed as well... my left arm just sits there... i have short hair too, long hair pissed me off, and nobody understood why! i cut it short b/c it was hard to wash, brush and put up. i didnt learn how to put my hair up until i was 17! and i have to lean really funny and have my arm on a desk...

Mel

I have been watching myself do things since I read this post. I have realized that no matter how hard I try to use both arms my non-injured arm is the one doing all the work. It is amazing that just being more observant we all might realize that we use our non-injured arm more than we think.

I was trying to tear paper in half the other day. I decided I was going to leave my right arm stable and actually tear the paper in half with my left arm (my injured arm). I sat there for about 2 minutes with nothing happening. Everytime I tried to tear the paper I noticed my right arm was working.

Funny how observant we can be and realize that we aren't using our injured arm/hand as much. I know for me it as sad to realize, but yet I am happy that I still manage to complete tasks that I need to. We are all strong people to know that we can compete tasks we need to. And it amazes me when a non-injured person tries to complete the same task under the same circumstance we face (telling them they can only use one hand or can't move one hand/arm more than a certain amount). They can't do it.

We are all amazing people. We all have accomplished so much. We may have our moments when we get down, but if you think hard about your situation you become grateful for everything you have accomplished/can do. Also I believe we are all less likely to take things for granted.

So pat yourself on the back because you are an amazing person.

Stanleyars and all readers,
YES WE ARE!!!

Hugs all around,
Carolyn J
LOBPI