Wow, and I thought it was hard being a mom....

[hatredisnotavalue]

Every parent of a wriggling infant knows how difficult it can be to change a diaper, especially one that's particularly, um, messy.
Imagine having to do it with your mouth.
B.J. Beaulieu, 35, does that every day because she has to perform all the tasks of being a mother without the use of her arms. She picks up her 10-month-old son, Scott, who weighs 23.5 pounds, with her teeth, gently grabbing him by his onesie to move him from his crib to his high chair. She also uses her mouth to change his clothes, feed him lunch and do all the other things a mother does for her child.
Beaulieu, of Biddeford, has a birth defect called "arthrogryposis" that occurs once in every 3,000 births and limits the range of motion in joints. What this means for Beaulieu is that she has very limited use of her arms and must wear braces on her legs. She can hold up to two pounds in her hands, but can't lift her arms. She needs assistance going up and down stairs. If she sits on the floor, she cannot get up by herself.


http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/mainelife/stories/070218bj.html

[dixiechik]

1. Wow, and I thought it was hard being a mom....

"You're not a realist unless you believe in miracles..." -Anwar Sadat

I'm a realist! What a miracle!

[hatredisnotavalue]

2. Can you imagine this story...what a wonder she is! I don't think I could do it

[Generator]

3. Well I think tomorrow

or "coming soon" on the Dr. Phil show-the only known blind AND deaf triplets in the world. They looked to be about 2. Which makes me think of the blind guy that climbed Everest, and I'm barely climbing the stairs. SHOW OFFS!