Hey everyone, awareness week is quickly approaching this year. Its October 19-25. Check out the awareness board for some awesome ideas to spread awareness and stop this injury! Make all your friends aware that this can happen any time and you can never be too careful!
Also please feel free to share your awesome ideas, we would all love to know how you spread awareness!!!
Thanks,
Amy Theis
Awareness committee chair
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hope16_05
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: 28 years old with a right obstetrical brachial plexus injury. 5 surgeries to date with pretty decent results. Last surgery resolved years of pain in my right arm however, I am beginning my journey with overuse in my left arm
- Location: Minnesota
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Amy 28 years old ROBPI from MN
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We are having a gathering at a local park for a potluck. We will also be having a band, The Windjammers, play for us and Joel and Emma are in that band. I thought it would be good for other BPIs and other BPI parents to see that Emma can play the sax even with her injury!
The band is good and fun, too!
I think I'm going to mark up some white T-shirts with sharpies and have Joel and Emma wear them to school one day during Awareness Week, also. Maybe write something like "Ask Me What A BPI is" so they can explain. Joel will have no problem with this, but Emma is getting a bit shy about her limitations.
I've also created a page on with the link that Kim W provided to ask for donations and I will resend the request during Awareness Week.
I still have lots of Awareness stuff to pass out, so I'll be doing that as well.
I'm open to more suggestions
Peggy
The band is good and fun, too!
I think I'm going to mark up some white T-shirts with sharpies and have Joel and Emma wear them to school one day during Awareness Week, also. Maybe write something like "Ask Me What A BPI is" so they can explain. Joel will have no problem with this, but Emma is getting a bit shy about her limitations.
I've also created a page on with the link that Kim W provided to ask for donations and I will resend the request during Awareness Week.
I still have lots of Awareness stuff to pass out, so I'll be doing that as well.
I'm open to more suggestions
Peggy