dale, marg & anna (6years old, RBPI) will be there..
from vancouver wa..

anna's excited!!

we live in vancouver wa just across the bridge from portland.. and you?

<t>i agree i'd bring my own car seat there's always the chance the rental car seat won't work with the cast or split..and you can always check it.. i know at shriners in philadelphia they check your car seat with your child in it before leaving the hospital.. as for the plane i found my daughter to ...

<t>hi peggy,<br/> <br/> dale, anna and myself will be there.. anna is very excited! she seemed suprised to hear that others have a sugery arm just like her, shes looking forward to meeting everyone. dale does awesome slow smoked bbq so maybe we'll bring some bbq..along with a cake miss anna will be ...

<r>is it still happening april 22 ? if so who do we contact that we are coming and find out what we should bring? <br/> anna RBPI who will be 6 three days after the pot luck, is very excited! she seemed suprised there were other kids with the same thing.. she is very much so looking forward to meeti...

<t>has anyone ever had serial casting done on a bpi arm? anna's therapiest was entertaining the thought of serial casting her arm to see if it would help with straighting.. anna (5 years old) tends to keep her arm slightly bent although out to the side.. if anyone has had this done could you share t...

<t>miss anna almost 5 years rbpi is doing great! just recently she started asking questions about her surgery arm (thats what she calls her bpi arm). shes had two surgeries. she asked once why it was like that, i told her when she was born the doctor pulled her out to hard and her surgery arm just l...

<r>anna 4 1/2 started riding about 6 months ago.. we found a stable near our house that does therapeutic riding, shes completely non profit charges us $20 for 30 minutes.. anna brushes the horse prior to riding, and then after shes done. they even help her clean the horses hooves. then we spend 20 m...

<t>we stayed at the Conwell Inn its on the Temple University campus about 1.7 miles from the hospital, I wouldn't walk to the hospital from there, bad neighborhood as soon as you leave the campus. you have to pay for parking its about two blocks away,with lots of security emergency buttons and a sec...

<r>hi Nickie, <br/> welcome to the board.. i dont post often here i'm more of a lurker <E>:)</E> if you are wanting another doctor for a second opinion you might want to try Dr Scott Kozin at Shriners in Philadelphia.. my daughters last surgery was there..shes 41/2 ROBPI, she weighed 10lbs 6 oz at b...