Story submitted by Rachelle Pascall on November 08, 1999 at 07:58:29:
Rachelle Pascall is 29, from Brooks Alberta Canada.
Family:husband and two girls
I have a daughter who is now 8 years old. I am from a very small town, she was born with erb's palsey and had started gaining the use of her arm when she was almost a year old. Her neck also leans to the right. The doctors stoped the phisotherapy when she regained the use of her arm. I am now going to see a eurologist because she is saying that when her head is straight everything lookd crooked. I trusted my doctors back when she was a baby, however now my doctors here are telling me that she should have never stoped the physio. How am I to know that I should have kept going. I had put my trust in the doctors. If they were not worried, then should I be? My daughter seems to be doing just fine, however she does not have the full function of her arm as it will not stretch all the way up. It sure does not stop her on the monkey bars though. I am worried that if I do not get it corrected now that it will seriously hurt her in the future. I do not have all the ansers yet but I will. I am leaving for the childrens hospital in Calgary next month and hopefully they will be able to help me ther.
Thank You
Rachelle Pascall and Melissa
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