How Winter the Dolphin inspires Jordan

One month after the movie, Dolphin Tale, was released, our family had a special gift of visiting Winter at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. October 2011 will forever be a special memory for us. But it also changed the way we view prosthetics in our household.  When Jordan was a baby and we started using prosthetics,…

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Flashback Friday: Meeting Winter the Dolphin

Two years ago, we were in the middle of an adventure of a lifetime. Our family had a special gift of meeting Winter the Dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Winter was rescued when she was two months old. Her fluke was wrapped in fishing line and it eventually fell off from the damage. To…

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An experience of a lifetime

Winter the Dolpin has become a very special part of our household. Ever since we had a chance to meet Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics’ Vice President Kevin Carroll at the Amputee Coalition conference earlier this year, Jordan and the rest of our family haven’t been able to stop talking about the inspirational dolphin. Hanger was…

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Amputee Coalition: Day 3

I realize I have to break down all kinds of lessons and information I learned during the Amputee Coalition‘s national conference. So I’ll give a quick rundown of our final day taking part in the conference. I had hoped to attend one session on prosthetic hand technology, but trying to get a little girl out…

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