United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

I wanted to motivate myself by publicly posting a task that I would like to accomplish in 2002. If we each pick something related to raising bpi awareness and work on it for a year I think that we can do great things. My 7 year old daughter Tess has a bpi and I have been working on bpi issues since her birth. I have always wanted to see Dateline or 20/20...do a story on bpi's. I have come very close a few times but something always prevents them from completing the story. It is my goal to reach a major media outlet and have them do a bpi story in 2002. It is my hope that bpi's will be much easier to research and that information /treatment will be available quickly to those that seek it. I feel that media attention will play an important role in this. Everyone pick and post something to work on this year and let's get a glimpse of what a great year it can be for those with bpi's.

My name is Tess and I'm 7. In the year 2002 I will be doing DAP (disability awareness program) day at my brother and sister's middle school. It is in March. I will show the kids how I can shoot a basketball with one hand, tie my shoe with one hand, zipper, button and even open a milk carton with one hand. I will even bring my special "brachial plexus bike." I hope it is fun.

sounds to me, Tess, that would be "ability" awareness then
I would like to see the BPI community educate their members and others regarding chiropractic treatment for BPIs and plan to continue my quest in doing just that

Along the lines of marymom - I will be spreading awareness about acupuncture and gestational diabetes going undiagnosed.
Cindy