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Canada

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Hi, everyone
Is there anyone here from Canada with a brachial plexis injury
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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: Canada

Post by marieke »

Hi Mark, I am in Montreal, Qc. I have OBPI, but if you ever want to email me or if you have messenger...
:) Marieke
marieketrp@hotmail.com
mariekedufresne@sympatico.ca
Marieke Dufresne RN
34, LOBPI
http://nurse-to-be08.blogspot.com
lizzyb
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Re: Canada

Post by lizzyb »

Hi Mark..several people from Canada post sometimes on our UK based TBPI Group message boards.. http://pub28.ezboard.com/badultswithbra ... usinjuries

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