December 24, 2013
We were lucky enough to get an appointment with Dr. Kramer at Mary Freebed. Finally, some sort of peace of mind before the holidays and what better way to start out the new year! Shaun has been blessed with such a loving and supportive family. We are able to have his parents support and presence at majority of the appointments, taking in every bit of information given to us.
(Here we go! So many mixed feelings)
We were scheduled with Dr. Kramer that day. He took a lot of notes on what movement Shaun has, what muscles work, how his arm affects him (good and bad), and most importantly what he is looking to get out of having his arm removed.
(Dr. Kramer)
Dr. Kramer said he wasn't sure that the hospital knew exactly what we were looking for when we made the appointment. He said that he doesn't do much with amputations but he would contact someone in another department that deals with brachial plexus injuries. She mainly works with children that have this injury but he would see if she might work with him. If not, he would figure out where we need to go from this point. We may not have gotten alot of information, but the ball is rolling and we have some hope. The most important thing that we took away from Dr. Kramer that day was him telling Shaun that his request to remove his arm is not unreasonable.
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