So we’ve only a short time left in Shanghai before we move the clan back to Canada. We had some exciting news from the Shriner’s Hospital in Montreal. We have our appointment booked and we are about to see Dr. Chantal Janelle. We don’t know much about her other than she is an orthopedic surgeon who specialises in upper trunk care.
What I find frustrating is there is a lack of information available to a Canadian family who has been dealt with this injury. There is plenty of information on Doctors in the UK and Ireland as well as a whole lot of information on Doctors in the US but the only Doctor that I know who specialises in this injury is at Sick Kids in Toronto. I’m sure she will be wonderful but where are the online support information for Parents or people with Erb’s Palsy? We’re suppose to be a nation of online savvy people yet all the information regarding Erb’s Palsy that I have read up on has come from the UK, Ireland or the US. So maybe my mission upon my return to Canada is to coordinate information for people living in Canada. I will see how it goes, with my time with Spencer and my studies in a few years.
Other things that Spencer has been doing. He is now crawling like a mad monkey. At times he’ll do the combat crawl–he can move faster this way–at other times he will push up on his non-Erb’s arm and swing the Erb’s arm forward then fall/roll towards his goal. The latest is the butt shuffle. He is moving around by using his butt and kicking his legs to his destination. There is no stopping this boy. He is one strong little guy.
Speaking of strong people; I was reading about athletes who suffer from this injury. I found a well paid suffer of the injury. He is a player for the NFL’s Tampa Bay team–Adrian Clayborn. So if someone can make it to the NFL with Erb’s Palsy then I know my little guy can be successful too with perseverance!
Spencer's Birth Injury 
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