THURSDAY ~ DECEMBER 27th

MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL!
Jordan has gotten sooooooooooooo much mail!!!!! Thank you all for the cards, gifts & letters.
She is definately the most popular one on this unit!! We have enjoyed hearing from all of you.
It gets lonely down here so far from home. Jordan is doing well. She has started walking with assistance short distances if I hold her and walk behind her. She has not had her surgery yet. Maybe next week (I will let you know). She / we had an awesome Christmas. We went to Shawn & Patti's house in New Hampshire and Jordan spent most of the day with Kachina. That is all she really wanted. She gave her a thousand kisses !!!! and watched her run and play in the snow. It was nice of them to open their home to us. It just didn't feel like Christmas though. It would have been nice to be home. We are still really homesick and missing all of you like crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jordan and I talk about the "family" we miss at the Barbara Bush Unit as well. They have a lot to be PROUD about with Jordans progress & therapy. I don't think they have any idea how great they were. (They can definately compare themselves to Spaulding and as far as we are concered.....they rank HIGHER !!) They are VERY SPECIAL people with a gift and kind hearts.
We Mainer's need to BELIEVE more in ourselves and the therapy program MMC offers.
Thank you to all who adopted us for gifts this year. We still have not opened all of our presents. We want to wait and have Christmas when we get home............especially...........since today we got the date of discharge..............YEAH!! January 11th !!
Yes, that is correct, January 11th ~ two weeks ~ !!
Jordan is so excited she is telling everyone!! (ME TOO !)
I cannot wait to get her home. I cannot wait to get back to Maine. I cannot wait to be a family again. I cannot wait for all of it.
We are so blessed and have ALL OF YOU to THANK for this. I have been remembering back and reliving those early days lately and they were not fun. I remember the first night when they did not thing Jordan would live, and weeks later all the things they were telling us would be the outcome.......then one by one, Jordans strength pulled through and kept proving them wrong......convincing everyone to BELIEVE......and all of the prayers.....that power given to Jordan to help her recover this far..... We are forever indebted to you and greatful for the life you have given back to us.
We look at life very differently and live each day minute to minute....hour to hour.....day to day...
Miracles can happen......if you BELIEVE!!!

See you next year!! 2008 will be a new start for the Emerson family.
We Love you & thank you from the bottom of our hearts !
Brenda, Jordan and Jimmy