Hi, I am here to share my daughter, Madison, story. She was born on 11/11/97 and 11lbs. My doctor let me go 4 weeks past due. I didn't know the difference I was only 17 and didn't know. Anyway, She her shoulders got stuck and she stopped breathing so it was either pull her out quick or let her die. She ended up with BP. She couldn't move any part of her arm. 3 of the nerves were torn from her spine and 2 were ruptured. They did surgrey on her when she was 6months old. they took the nerves from the back of her legs and transplated them in her shoulder to repair the torn nerves and pigback the other three. They used the nerve to her diaghram also to reconnect one of the nerves that was torn from the spine. The doctor told us that we wouldn't see alot of results from the surgrey for about a year after. But about 2months later she was bending her elbow and moving her fingers. we were taking her to therpy every week. At her check up with the doctor 4 months later he was amazed at how much movement she had back alr
eady.
Now at the age of 3 she is doing great. she can reach over her head, bend her elbow to feed herself. She can open and close her hand and bend her wrist. She had enough of a grib to carry things. As she gets older she is realizing that she can do thing with both of her arms and not just the one. The only part that doesn't have any movement thus far is her thumb. She always keeps in tucked into her hand. The doctor is talking about shorting the tendons in her thumb so that it stays up.
The only thing that i am worried about now is her going to school. i know in the first two or three years kids arn't going to really notice the difference in her but when she gets older I am worried that kids are going to treat her different. I don't know how she is going to handle it. and it really worries me.
thanks for listening to my story.
Melissa and madison age 3

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