United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

Hi,
This is my first post here, just saying hi...
I have Erb's in my right arm, have had since birth (I turn 20 next month), and i live in Queensland Australia. I have never met or spoken to anyone with Erb's before so it's good to know that I'm not alone. Hopefully i can get to know some of you in here.
Rob...

Hello Rob

My name is Michelle. I am from Scotland and i have Erbs Palsy in my right arm! I am 16 years old and i will be 17 in November..wow ill be soooo grown up! lol.

Anyway if you want to email me my email address is shellie16@lycos.co.uk

Hope you enjoy chattin to everyone here...they are all great!

Michelle -x-

Hi Rob...

wanted to let you know that there may be a support group in your area...check the site for this

http://ubpn.org/awareness

you'll see in the middle section - International Awareness...

welcome to the message boards!
-francine

Hi Rob

Welcome to the Board. I am so glad you posted. It seems some of the other adult/obpi like us are missing.... LOL...

I was amazed when I found this website. But I was so much older then you when I found it --- I had just turned 60 and thought I was the only one in the world with this injury or at least one of the very few...

We had a Mom from Aus. posting for a while her son is your age... now we have Michelle from Scotland... we also have another girl from Scotland... lots from USA..
I live in New York and will be happy to answer any question you may have ... if I can... and if I can't some of the parents and other obpi/and tbpi will help too...
Welcome - I thought it was great when I could tell someone what happened and they finally understood...
Kath

Michelle

My birthday is in November too and so is Tina-- she is bilateral obpi... she had a house fire so has not been on the board for a while... time for me to nag her... she has a great sense of humor...

Kath

Cool! My birthday is the 17th of november! and so is little Shane's. Shane's dads little boy! he's so cute!

Hey Kath,
thanks for the welcome, i'm so glad i found this site. i have never been taught anything about Erb's except that it was nerve damage and that my elbow was "broken" so it's good to be able to find out for myself. I have always felt i was the only one with the injury too because, as i posted before, i have never met anyone else with it.
where abouts in New York do you live? I've seen a lot of it in the last 12 months on T.V.
Well, thank you again for the welcome, i guarantee i will have questions for you...
Rob

Hey Michelle,
Thanks for the email address! I wanna hear your accent coz scottish accents always sound cool.
And i can tell already i will enjoy chatting in here, i think you guys will relate to me more...
Have a good day.
Rob

Hey Francine,
How's it goin? Whereabouts are you from? And thanks for the link... Talk to ya later,
Rob
p.s sorry about hte individual replies, it just happened that way accidently.

Hey, Rob,
I'm Carrie, I'm 21 with erbs in my right arm. I'm in Rochester, NY. I think Kath counts me among the missing though! Sorry, it's been a weird summer.
Carrie