SATURDAY ~ December 8th

Hi Everyone. Today was an amazing day! It was worth a MILLION Dollars to see Jordan having so much fun. As soon as we arrived in NH at the farm we got out and loaded Jordan in a all terrain vehicle with a bench seat and seatbelts. She was wearing her snow pants, boots, winter coat, gloves and a hat. Patti, Jordan and I all rode to the top of the hill up to the horse paddock where Kachina, Nita, Promise and Buster were. Cherokee was down below behind the barn. We unloaded Jordan out into the snow and stood her up against the fence and the most wonderful thing happened immediately. Kachina walked over to the fence and gave Jordan a kiss. I don't think there was a dry eye or not a big lump in the throat to see that moment happen. After standing a few minutes Jordan asked to go into the paddock with the horses. Jimmy and Shawn put her over the fence and YES you all know what happens next.....Jordan was put up on Kachina bareback and she went for a ride!! She asked Patti to make her trot but we told her we cannot do that yet. She had a grin from ear to ear. We then brought all the horses down to the barn and Jordan spent time giving Kachina treats and brushing her. (I have a lot of pictures!!) We all got cold and went inside for some rest. Jordan rode 4 different times today. Bareback and in a Western saddle. The doctors and nurses will freak out we put her on a horse. I also think that they knew we were going to do it. It is worth all the punishment we will get. LOL. We didn't get back until late tonight and we have a big day ahead of us tomorrow so we tried to get her to sleep earlier.
Now I have to tell you some news we received this past week. It is sad and good all in the same feeling. Tuesday we learned that the Team wants Jordan to go down to Boston for continuation of her rehabilitation. We all decided we wanted to look into this however we didn't think it would progress so fast. On Thursday evening we learned that Jordan was accepted at Spaulding Rehabilitation and there are seven more on the waiting list waiting to get in. They have a bed available on Monday and I think we have convinced them to wait until Tuesday. This has all happened way to fast and is very overwhelming. We have not told Jordan yet and we are doing so tomorrow (Sunday). It is going to be very difficult for all of us. We have grown very attached to everyone in her Unit and they have grown attached to us as well. There have been lots of tears shed these last couple of days. Poor Jordan does not understand why. They have planned a "graduation" party for her for tomorrow when we all sit down with her and discuss this in a positive manner. It means that they have done everything they can for Jordan here in Maine and since she is doing so well they want to do MORE aggresive rehab to see how far she can come. She has already come such a long way in such a short time. We don't know if we are leaving Monday or Tuesday but Jordan and I will be going down to live in Boston for 60 days. I am hoping to be able to take her to the Aquarium and Museum on "day passes" just like we do here in Portland. The only problem is she may not be coming home on Christmas Day ~ that doesn't mean she will not have Christmas. We will celebrate know matter where we are. We already have everything we want for Christmas anyway!
So this blog will be very important these next couple of months because it will be our lifeline to all of you. Maybe some of you will be able to come down to visit us!?!
Jordan will be sad but I think in the long run she will be happy we did this. We want to make sure we do everything possible for her to get better and this is another journey we need to take whether we want to or not.
We Love You and will miss you!
Jordan, Brenda & Jimmy

P.S. We are so glad Jordan had this FANTASTIC day today and we are hoping this will get us through the next 2 months.