President's Blog
My journey in the world of brachial plexus injuries began almost 12 years ago, in June 1997. It was my wife’s and my first baby. It is a story we have heard in our UBPN community over and over. The baby got stuck, the baby got pulled, fundal pressure was inappropriately applied, and my precious daughter sustained a permanent, left obstetrical brachial plexus injury at birth.
It wasn’t long after that I found the Erb’s Palsy Injury resource group. There were many spirited discussions then and now. It seemed like a small group of people just looking for the best treatment and answers for their children. This small group has grown tremendously with the explosion of the internet and the familiarity of most with searching for answers electronically. Soon EPIRG became incorporated as a non-profit 501c3 in 1999, the birth of UBPN.
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