Story submitted by CINDY on January 26, 19100 at 13:22:03:
CINDY is 42, from PEMBROKE PINES, FL. USA.
Family: MARRIED,2 DAUGHTERS..22, 13
MY SON, AUSTIN WAS BORN ON 11-1-99 WITH BP IN HIS LEFT ARM FROM A DIFFICULT BIRTH. AT BIRTH HE COULD NOT MOVE HIS ARM AT ALL, NOW HE HAS MOVEMENT IN HIS FINGERS AND SHOULDER, BUT IT HASN'T GOTTEN ANY BETTER YET. HE IS SEEING A NEUROLOGIST AND IS STARTING PHYSICAL THERAPY THIS WEEK. I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANY BOOKS ON THE SUBJECT(ALTHOUGH ONE WAS JUST PUBLISHED IN DEC.99, BUT NOT IN PRINT YET) AND I WOULD LOVE TO GET SOME FEEDBACK ON THE SUBJECT FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE A PERSONAL INTEREST IN THE PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I EXPECT IN THE FUTURE FOR AUSTIN? WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS WILL HE FACE? I LIVE IN PEMBROKE PINES, FL. AND THERE IS ONLY ONE OTHER PERSON THAT I HAVE FOUND IN THIS CITY. I E-MAILED HER AND AM WAITING ON A RESPONSE. I WOULD LIKE TO START A SUPPORT GROUP IN MY AREA. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HERE FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUED THE DOCTOR OR HOSPITAL AND WHAT KIND OF RESULTS THEY HAD AND IF THERE IS A CHANCE FOR HIM TO RECIEVE DIABILITY IN RESULT OF HIS INJURY. IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFO PLEASE RESPOND. THANKS SO MUH, CINDY, ROB, AND AUSTIN
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