to hobble on crutches. Good on you, we would have missed out on your writing otherwise. People often dont realise how much PAIN physio is, and dont get me started on prosthetics.. lol. I personally would like my arm back, if it could ever happen, but there is no use fixating on potential cures. Lots of people seem to miss the caveat that these cures and super duper prosthetics can costs millions of dollars. David : Jennifer : 05 Jun 2011 12:38:25pm My perception is that there are stark differences between acquired and congenital disabilities. People with acquired disabilities need to mourn their losses before adapting to the sometimes major changes to their circumstances. On the other hand, people with congenital disabilities, which includes those acquired in early childhood, grow up strongly identified with their disability. I have a foot in both camps. I was born with deformed hands and developed epilepsy and asthma early on. As time progressed I have developed arthritis, probably hastened by my hypermobile joints. So I can understand not wanting to give up something that is essentially a part of oneself. Recently I had the need of a Prosthetisist. On my right hand the first finger and ring finger have only one moveable joint. The top two joints are only connected by skin and a few tendons. So I needed splints for these floppy joints, which were admirably supplied. However the Prosthetisist was also quite keen to provide a prosthetic hand for my left hand,