How Does This Happen?

Ok, my leg brace broke.. for the 3rd time since mid-April... um, not good and not normal! I didn't do anything to it, didn't do anything out of the ordinary either.

The last 2 times something broke, it was just a screw/nail that broke off, this time the metal rod that goes down the side broke in half along with a screw/nail on the other side! I was walking at the time, and thank goodness I was at home. Had I been out I am not sure what I would've done. I am getting it fixed tomorrow, I think it's time they made a brand new one as this one seems to be jinxed.

arch over the room
ceiling like an upturned boat
whole trees peeled above

E-Journal Club #12

Bourgault, Annette M. et al; “Development of Evidence-Based Guidelines and Critical Care Nurses’ Knowledge of Enteral Feeding”, Critical Care Nurse, August 2007 pp17-29.

This is an excellent example of a nurse taking a broad look at the literature on a narrow topic and applying it to her practice. This is evidence based nursing. I especially liked the idea of marking the feeding tube with an indelible marking pen upon insertion after the xray is done. Perhaps this could be applied to ET tubes?
I would like to see some article address the best taping (to the nose) strategy and which tape is best to use!!
The American Association of Critical Care Nurses now offers its’ members free CEU’s. This article has CEU’s attached as do two other excellent articles in this same issue. I found that answering the questions reinforced the article’s message. This journal and the American Journal of Critical Care are complimentary with membership to this association. I think you are more than paid back for your membership costs.

tired of fitness
stay in all day and eat sweets
why prolong this life

Just because it's cute!

Had to post this.. too cute!

we can love action
sentimental memory
a simple dance tune

Camp UBPN 2007

I had a wonderful long weekend in Seattle/Auburn, Washington. 4 planes in 4 days.. 6 hrs+ of travel time there and 6 hrs back. A 3 hr time change too!

I went there for the UBPN Camp. It is a Camp for people/families of children who have a Brachial Plexus Injury, either from birth (birth accident) or Trauma (car accident/skiing..). It is a great place to meet people who are facing the same challenges that you are, a place for parents to meet and talk and see older kids/adults with this and realize that their kids will/can grow up to do just about anything they want!

Some kids are more affected than others, they may have a global injury where C5-6-7-8 and T1 are injured, others it's just C5-6.. and so on. But overall we face the same challenges just to different degrees.





I tried to climb a rock wall, I went swimming, ate s'mores at campfire, picked berries off the bush, tried out the Biofeedback machine (Myotrac), met people that I have only known via the internet. Participated in round table discussions with parents and kids, with other OBPI adults and teens, sat in on therapist panels and doctor panels, spent tons of time outside in the sun relaxing and talking. It was a beutiful place to be and I wish it was longer. Next time, Camp UBPN will be in Florid in 2009! and I can't wait!!!