Free Rice

This board is for adults and teens to discuss issues relating to BPI since birth (OBPI).
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Mare
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Free Rice

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Frankie and I have started playing the vocabulary game at freerice.com its fun and you win grains of rice to feed starving people in other countries at the same time learning new words great for teens he has won 8,000 grains so far. Mare
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marieke
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Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI
no external rotation against gravity, can only go to 90 degree fwd flexion, no hand-to-mouth
1 surgery at age 14 (latissimus dorsi transfer). In 2004, at age 28 I was struck with Transverse Myelitis which paralyzed me from the chest down. I recovered movement to my right leg, but need a KAFO to walk on my left leg. I became an RN in 2008.
Location: Montreal, Qc, Canada
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Re: Free Rice

Post by marieke »

I've discovered it's a great way to take a break from studying!

Marieke (32, LOBPI)
Marieke Dufresne RN
34, LOBPI
http://nurse-to-be08.blogspot.com
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karategirl1kyu
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Joined: Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:59 am
Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI, had surgery when I was 9- they moved muscles and tendons from one side of my arm to the other side. I can lift my arm to about my eye level, can't straigten it all the way and can't completely supinate my wrist.
Location: Richmond, RI

Re: Free Rice

Post by karategirl1kyu »

that is a really great thing- thank you for the heads up! its definitely a really cool thing to do when you are bored!
~Mel
~Mel/23/LOBPI
rachelcasa
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Re: Free Rice

Post by rachelcasa »

My daughter told me about this and we did it the other day too. It is a great way for kids to learn their vocabulary words and also to help feed the children.

Many schools are using this website too.

Thanks for sharing it on our site.

Rachel MT

P.S. How is Frankie doing?
Mare
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Re: Free Rice

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Rachel
Frankies doing great Thanks for asking
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