Story submitted by DONNIECE N. CUSHENBERRY on October 22, 1999 at 11:12:57:
DONNIECE N. CUSHENBERRY is 21, from INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA USA.
Family:
MY STORY REVOLVES AROUND MY 14 MONTH OLD SON JAYLEN, HE IS SO EXTREMELY SPECIAL. MY SON WAS BORN 8-17-98 TO TWO LOVING PARENTS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER 18 HOURS OF LABOR THE DOCTORS LET MY HOLD AND LOOK AT MY SON, BUT ONLY FOR ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR, THEY WOULDN'T LET ME FEED HIM HIS FIRST FEEDING, AND I WONDERED WHY. THE NEXT DAY I GOT TO HOLD HIM AND NEVER LET HIM GO TO THE NURSERY, BUT WHEN THE NURSES WOULD TAKE HIM THEY ALWAYS BROUGHT HIM BACK WITH ONE ARM LOOSE AND THE RIGHT ONE WOULD BE WRAPPED IN THE BLANKET. SO TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, THE DOCTORS DID NOT TELL US ANYTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL THE DAY OF DISCHARGE, 2 DAYS LATER AND IF I DIDN'T HAVE MEDICAL BACKGROUND I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN ANY OF THE THINGS I KNOW TODAY BECAUSE THE DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE BY TWO WEEKS, AT HIS TWO WEEKS CHECK UP I REQUESTED THAT HE HAD PT , I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT HE HAD NO MUSCLE ATROPHY AND EXCELLENT TONE SO THE OUTLOOK WAS POSITIVE, SO WE HAVE HAD THERAPY ONCE A WEEK FOR HIS WHOLE LIFE, HE HAS EXCELLENT
ROM, AND TO THE UNTRAINED EYE HE APPEARS NORMAL, BUT I CAN STILL TELL. ALL THAT I WANT TO KNOW IS THERE A WAY TO TELL IF HE WILL HAVE NORMAL FUNCTION OF HIS ARM? OR WILL IT ALWAYS BE THIS WAY. ANY PARENTS THAT HAVE OLDER CHILDREN PLEASE CONTACT ME OR SOMEONE HELP ME .
DONNIECE CUSHENBERRY,MA
NIKKIC21@WHHH.COM
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