priscilla
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|  | Priscilla & James
« Thread Started on Jun 27, 2008, 3:35pm » | |
Hey ! Im here finally.
Im Priscilla, mom to James. Hes 15, has a RTBPI from an atv accident in November 2003.
We live in Bakersville, NC. Im married to Robbie and we also have a daughter Jessica whos 22 and a nursing student.
James has had 3 bpi surgeries so far. His injury involves all the nerves, pherenic nerve, c5 & c6 were stretched, torn but not avulsed from the spine, c7,8, & t1 were avulsed. So, yeah, its difficult but we are managing the best we can. James is definitely one more tough kid, but he is a kid, so he has his poor me moments, but he does so privately, maybe thats good, maybe not, but Im his mom, I can tell. His surgeries have been nerve grafting in 2004, about 5 months after his accident, then a trapezius transfer along with a tensor fascia lata graft for shoulder stabilization and third most recently a gracilis muscle transfer along with an interposition tendon graft from the FCR into the ECRB. So, for the most part I understand his injury and what has been done to help and how. Which leads me to here in which in a few months he will be starting biofeedback. Im looking to learn and share. I appreciate Kate having this site. Shes pretty knowledgeable and I hope to learn alot from her as well as the rest of you.
James has had alot of therapy through the years, in which he has been very passionate about and hope he will the biofeedback as well. He wants to be able to use his arm so badly and now, being a teenager, I think he has some bets with his friends that when he does get use of it, (they doubt it its been so long) that if he does they say he can punch them with it and say I told you so ! LOL ! Teenagers ! Hes determined !
He does quite well one handed, he was right dominent but now uses his left. He figures out a way for about everything.
He will be a junior in high school this fall, and he enjoys fishing, clay shooting, hunting. He was on the Sharpshooters team this year and we were litterally floored at what he can do ! Seeing as how hes so interested in clay shooting and exhibition shooting and is good at it, it has been set up that when he gets over tis surgery he will be taking lessons from one of the worlds finest champion clay shooters and we are so proud of that ! I cant wait ! His dream of playing football is no longer and Im so glad hes has found another passion to persue ! I think its important.
Looking forward to this biofeedback journey and helping James be the best he can !
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