This morning, one of my former students shared a link to a story his newsroom produced about an eight-year-old named Bailee Iorg. She was born with a limb difference that led to an amputation of her foot when she was four months old. She started gymnastics a year ago and now she’d like to start competing. That’s a big deal for any eight-year-old. But since she has a prosthetic leg, she is unsure if she’ll be allowed to compete. Her gym is waiting for USA Gymnastics to decide if she’s going to participate because for now, there are no rules for or against prosthetics.
Obviously Bailee knew pretty early on that she was born just right because she’s a firecracker. Seriously, watch this video.
I don’t live in Tennessee but I already see Bailee’s quest is catching attention. We can all rally together and help her out. A parent whose daughter is a gymnast who competes within the USAIGC program with a prosthetic is allowed to participate. For now, we have to wait and see if the USA Gymnastics program will do the same. So I created a petition on Change.org and would love your participation in spreading the word and encouraging your friends to sign it.
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Jordan is fast. She has a sprint like no other little kid I know. While I like to run at a slow and steady pace, Jordan has power. She shows it off during each of her softball games. Somehow, I caught her flying during her game over the weekend.
