2008
Disney World Excitement
The kids had a chance to go to Disney World for two days this year… We woke up and got out of the door in South Florida at 5am so we could check in early at the All Star Music Resort and head over to visit Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. My parents came along…
Read More +So much to catch up on.
Here is a picture of Jordan right before she walked into her new school yesterday. She was so excited. I had a new backpack to give her. She spent all morning wearing it and saying: “I’m ready to go to school!” Her first day in the classroom went pretty well. She played with all kinds…
Read More +Home and happy
We met with David one more time before heading home. Jordan was pretty darn excited about having a chance to play with him. Since we went to the children’s museum, she has warmed up to actually using her hook. Here she is using both hands pushing a big exercise ball with David: But we had…
Read More +I think we're figuring it out
We met up with Jordan’s prosthetist, David Rotter, again today. This time we met on his turf – the University of Illinois-Chicago Medical Center. Getting Jordan’s arm on this morning was pretty easy. I think I bribed her with television or something but she didn’t sqirm or complain or anything. That was pretty nice. Today…
Read More +Interesting juggle
So we wore the new arm today — I decided to have Jordan wear her new bouncy hand — low pressure and simple to put on. Jordan didn’t like that I made her wear it, but I wanted to see when it’s helpful and when it’s in the way. My first note: She can pound…
Read More +Taking a break
Well… We have an arm to play with over the weekend. Jordan’s new prosthetic has the ability to use three different “hands.” A hook that opens and closes when Jordan uses her shoulders, a hand with a little flexibility and offers simple stability and a hand that holds onto a bike! (yahoo!) Of all three…
Read More +A cool bouncy arm
We’re getting closer to an arm that works for Miss Jordan. We just tried on her new arm with a hand that bounces! It’s slightly flexible and just gives Jordan extra stability. She almost immediately took a liking to it when she realized she can bounce or clap with both hands! Bouncing: Clapping: I also…
Read More +First attempt at a body powered prosthetic
We are at Schreck and Siress and working with David Rotter – who was recommended by a thousand different people (okay, actually ten). Anyway, he’s patiently helping Jordan prepare for her first body powered prosthetic. I caught this moment when she tried to move the hand for the first time with David’s help.
Read More +This may be trickier than I thought
So Jordan and I have made it to the Chicago area to start working with Scheck and Siress – a prosthetic company that has many, many offices in the area. I had shot a tiny video clip of us on the road – but the wireless card that I actually turned around to pick up…
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