Myoelectric Arms Are Cool!

For those wondering how Jameson is doing with his Myoelectric prosthetic arms, he is doing great! In fact, he thinks that they are pretty cool!

I have been meaning to write an update about his current progress, but forgive me, I am 24 weeks pregnant chasing a soon to be 2-year-old while battling back to back cold viruses since Christmas. However, we have managed to keep wearing the arms a few times a day. Jameson is doing a lot better with the dawning process, this was very challenging in the beginning. You need to understand that they are not the easiest to put on and it can take some time to do so. Most two-year olds have very little patience, as is the case with ours. But, with lots of encouragement and praise, Jameson now cooperates beautifully! We are so proud of him!

As I have said in the past, wear time is fun and very positive! If at any time there are signs of distress or he says he’s done, we’re done. During wear time (we usually just do one so that he has the other arm to feel) he can grab and carry items around! But, as far as Jameson realizing how the electric mechanism works, he is still getting the hang of it. He understands that he can make it move, but is not 100% sure just how he does it. We are confident that he will figure it out with time, especially when he is able to comprehend the explanation of it all. Regardless, he is doing very well!

In other cool news, Jameson is currently a spokes model for Advanced Arm Dynamics! He is featured among other patients in the new brochure and marketing video of 2014! We are so happy to be a part of such a wonderful company and could not be more proud to be able to inspire other families similar to ours. Here is the link to the video (Jameson appears three different times) https://vimeo.com/user5106732/review/85483287/fa66786da4