So today I turned 40! I'm not afraid of growing older. If anything, I look forward to it. I'm hoping that my life will have settled down when I'm older, and that I will be living a nice quiet, peaceful and stable life somewhere. One can only hope. Today I'm having friends over for the afternoon and I'm really looking forward to feeling like the "old" Bek. #brachialplexus #brachialplexusinjury #brachialplexusinjuryaustralia #erbspalsy #nerveinjury #nerves #muscles #disability

Well, I had a great session with my OT, Jaslyn Cullen yesterday. My bicep, brachialis and …. drum roll …. my deltoid are all firing up! Apparently this is really early for the deltoid! So I’m really motivated now to get stuck into my workout routine several times a day. Considering I’ve been pretty bad and only doing it once a day - and I find it so hard doing the deltoid exercises by myself that I skip them altogether hehe. My surgeon Alex O’Beirne says in another 5 weeks I

Just because I'm strong enough to handle the pain, doesn't mean I deserve it. #brachialplexus #brachialplexusinjury #brachialplexusinjuryaustralia #erbspalsy #nerveinjury #nerves #muscles #birthinjury #disability #motorcycleaccident #brachialgirl #blog #nervesurgery #paralysis #scar #depression #loss #devastation #healing #emotional #bikecrash #sadness #crying #tears #strength #pain #onehand #onearm #inspirationalquote

So …. I just tied my own shoe laces!! I’ll post a video at some point soon. #brachialplexus #brachialplexusinjury #brachialplexusinjuryaustralia #erbspalsy #nerveinjury #nerves #muscles #birthinjury #disability #brachialgirl #blog #paralysis #shoelaces #lacefix #onehandshoelaces

Well, it’s been 5 weeks since my 4 nerve transfers. Apologies for not posting much lately. Life’s changed a lot due to my employment contract coming to an end, and my husband being made redundant. Needless to say my arm is the least of my problems right now… Anyway, I’ve got some snaps of my scars ….. and I’m happy to say I’m getting some twitching in my brachialis and bicep. I’ve lost my nice strong tricep however, as it was shared with the bicep… but hopefully it will come