Some physical things may still be awkward for me but if anything, I'm mentally older because of my brachial plexus injury. To others I may seem more dependent, but in my mind I feel more independent than most people I meet. With an injury as uncommon as BPI, you learn to figure things out on your own much sooner than everyone else.
Welcome to my blog about how I have learned to live with my BPI. But this blog isn't for me. Everything on here is to help any kids growing up with a brachial plexus injury like I did. I didn't have anyone to give me tips on how to do daily activities and now I've realized how much that could have helped me. That's the purpose of this blog--to make your lives easier.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Feeling Like a Little Kid
BPI often binds you to dependency. Normal people survive their childhoods with the help of others and then slowly learn to live on their own without it. Oftentimes a brachial plexus injury makes that seem impossible. It's hard to feel independent when you still struggle to turn the steering wheel or put a shirt on or give a high five. When you still need people's help to do things any normal teenager should be able to. On top of that, people seem to no matter what treat you more like a child when they find out. They forget that you are the same person they've known as normal before you told them. No need for things to change just cause you now know something that always existed!
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I know what you mean about being treated differently. If I can help it, I try not to tell people that won't be affected by it just to avoid that. Sometimes I can get away with it, sometimes not :)
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