Natalie will undergo surgery Thursday, July 26, 2012 at Boston Children's Hospital to replace plates and screws in her right arm from previous surgeries. After the new year she will undergo a final surgery to replace nerves and muscle with the hope that she may finally have use of her arm.
Natalie was diagnosed at birth with erb's Palsey- Paralysis of her right arm caused by injury to the upper group of the arm's main nerves, injuries arising during a difficult birth.