FRIDAY - October 26th

Hi Everyone!
As you have all heard by now Jordan is doing great! She gets really down on herself and frustrated that she cannot do so many things but we all remind her of what she can do and compliment her on those and tell her it all will come back but it's going to take time to learn again. She is still whispering but is getting more clearer to understand. The doctor looked at Jordan's vocal cords and they are o.k. so it will just be time before her voice will come back but we sure love being able to talk to her!! Some swears she says and hand gestures she does are hard to hear but the staff warned us this would happen and prepared us for this. She needs alot of support right now especially from her friends. She needs them to talk to her and not be afraid of her condition. She wants to come home really bad. She does not like her therapy very much because now she can tell us it hurts her. We just keep telling her we need to do this so she can walk again. The nurses all love her and we love them. She has had some good visits with her friends. I think now is the time to start having friends come into say a quick hi ~ but not all at once. It's easier if we know you are coming and can set up a scheduled time to see her. But just know that her scheduled can change at any time. It may be best for some to wait until Jordan is home back in Windham to visit. Jordan is extremely sensitive to light and noise. If there are too many people or conversations at once she gets aggrivated really easily. She also gets tired very easily as well. She can sit up with assistance. She did take 2 steps but we have to hold on to her. She can hold her head up for longer periods of time on her own now but her neck gets tired easily. She is eating a blended diet and is getting better with swallowing and chewing. Her left leg is starting to move and we are so very proud of Jordan!! She has worked so hard to get to where she is. Today I put her on the couch in the room so she could look out the window.
She even tried pumpkin pie. (don't tell the nurses!! I gave her some chocolate yesterday.
Have to go for now so have a great weekend. We cannot wait to see what Jordan will do next!
Thank you and we love you. Love: Brenda, Jimmy & Jordan