<t>It has been a long time since I have posted here! My daughter, is 8 years old with a LOBI. Fortunately we have not had to do any surgeries, only lots of physical therapy. Every year I go through the same thing with her PE Coaches. I give them the brachial plexus information sheet and explain her ...

<t>Thank you very much for your helpful posts! I sent a letter to Kendall's teacher requesting a meeting with her and the PE Coach. I explained that I would like to review their approach on children that have "physical impairments". So far I have not received any response, so I am planning on callin...

<t>My daughter is 5 and in Kindergarten. She has a Lft. BPI without surgery. Her recovery has been excellent but there are some residual issues such as weakness in her left arm. Recently, she received a note from her PE Coaches stating that Kendall was refusing to participate in the class. I have se...

<t>Hi my name is Sonia Holland. I live in Houston Texas and have two children. My daughter Kendall is age 4 and has a LOBPI. She has had no surgeries to date. During the 1st two years, this message board has been a life saver. I have gleaned so much information. During the last year and a half, I ki...

<t>My daughter's name is Kendall she just turned 4 and has a LOBPI. To date, she has had no surgeries! And had just started Pre-School and is doing wonderful! I want to thank Nancy for the information to give to the school on Brachial Plexus Injuries. It has made the teachers so aware of Kendall's i...

Thanks for the quick response! This is really helpful information!

I thought there was a checklist that someone had created to give to the teacher on what should and shouldn't be done with a BPI Child. Has anyone seen that?

<t>I haven't posted on here in a long time. My daughter is 3 and has had no surgeries. She was recommened for the primary surgery (being labeled as severe) but it was cancelled due to hand to mouth movement that finally came back. Six months later, we took her in for a checkup and the Mod Quad was r...

<t>Congratulations. My daughter Kendall started doing the same thing when she was that age. She was about 3 1/2 months. It was so exciting because she was scheduled for primary surgery in February but they sent us home! Kendall is now 3 and has had no surgeries to date although there is some residua...

<t>Thanks to everyone for your responses. I feel better. It is wonderful how everyone is sooo supportive. On June 16, Kendall is going to have an evaluation with an OT and a PT. After this evaluation, I will see what steps I will need to take. I am going to contact TCH again today and see if they re...