And..... He's off!

May 10th, 2014

Jordan went to the Sledge Hockey windup at the Windsor Community Centre.  The coach did a fantastic job of creating awards for all the athletes and Jordan received the Hart Memorial Award for the Most Valuable Player and Team Captain!  The coach highlighted Jordan's ability to encourage his teammates on and off the ice, and how he provided leadership to the Sledgehammer team.  Good Job Jordan!

May 16th, 2014

Right before the May Long Weekend, Jordan went to get his new summer leg.  He was very happy and proud in his new leg and it looked great!

Since he's been walking, he decided to have a growth spurt.  He's now as tall as his sister!  Naomi is Jordan's strongest support and friend.  So proud of these kids!

With this new leg, Jordan started to walk with out his crutches and tried running and jumping.  The day after receiving his new prosthesis, he was playing baseball with his dad and during a jump to catch the ball, he landed and his foot broke off!  He was heading out to visit Grandma and Grandpa in Morden and luckily, Grandpa can fix anything!

We took the leg back to get fixed and our Prosthetic guy said, "Wow, we've never seen this happen before."  I said that we hear that often with our son.  It took a few days, but they fixed his leg and now he's moving.

First pair of sandals

May 25th, 2014

Jordan can wear crocs!

He's off to visit friends

This is my favourite physio exercise!

Superstar!

So excited about summer and that Jordan is off and running.  As Jordan says, "Everything happens for a reason."  We are so glad now that his April surgery was bumped up to January.  He's now healed and ready to be active.  It has been an amazing journey!  The challenges have definitely proven what this boy is made of.  Whatever he sets his mind to, he will achieve!  He has inspired us each day.

We are very excited to be a part of the War Amps who will fund a yearly active leg for Jordan and is sending us to our first War Amps conference this summer.  If you support their key tag program, you support kids like Jordan.  His prosthesis and physio are done at the Rehabilitation Centre for Children and there's a big fundraiser that we plan to be a part of.  More info can be found at Children's Rehabilitation Foundation.  

We could not have endured this year without our families and friends.  We are so blessed and are constantly reminded that our focus shouldn't be on what we can't do.  We need to focus on what we can do.  It's about abilitiy!  For all of us.  Thank you for your love and support.  We treasure all the cards, messages of love, and prayers that have been said on Jordan's behalf.   

With So Much Love:  Jordan, Naomi, Lori and Jason