Awareness Video

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Chrissie
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Re: Awareness Video

Post by Chrissie »

Hi Marieke,

I had a look on the site at the ribbons. Can you - or anyone else reading this - rell me why there is a bell on the ribbon?

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marieke
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Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:00 pm
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: Awareness Video

Post by marieke »

I think it stands for "Ring a Bell" to ring in awareness.

The color silver was chosen for the ribbons "to represent the silver lining behind every cloud, and to show that our children are more than just their disabilities."
Marieke Dufresne RN
34, LOBPI
http://nurse-to-be08.blogspot.com
dsk727

Re: Awareness Video

Post by dsk727 »

Amazing, made me cry, more then I have in a while. Thank you for the work you all did on the awareness video. Is it able to be posted on facebook or other places to help spread the word?
mamaofsix
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Joined: Sun May 11, 2008 5:20 pm
Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Second son, Cameron, left obstetric brachial plexus injury in 2005.
Primary never graft surgery at 3 months old at St. Louis Children's Hospital
and several rounds of Botox injections.

Re: Awareness Video

Post by mamaofsix »

Yes it can be..There have been a few that pasted it on Facebook already. Thank you for the encouragement.
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