Posts Tagged ‘helper arm’
2015 Was Amazing
Each year, I sit down and write out a holiday website for our family. I usually mention some of the highlights from our year. For Jordan, I couldn’t even touch every amazing experience because the story would have been too long! From moving to a new home and school to meeting and experiencing amazing things…
Read More +A whole new arm experience
Jordan has focused a lot of her prosthetic use on specific tasks – mainly activities like biking and kayaking. Her new joy with her new activity arm is using a scooter all over the place. But the biggest reason we use prosthetics is to help her body do more bi-manual motions – gross and fine motor.…
Read More +The gift of building new arms
Jordan and I are in the middle of our seventh round of prosthetic building. It’s nowhere close to as emotionally exhausting as it used to be. We don’t work with a company that is close to home because no one near us has the intense knowledge of upper limb technology as our prosthetist, Dave Rotter.…
Read More +In need of a new helper arm
I sent Jordan off to school with her helper arm on this morning. I don’t think that’s going to happen much longer this school year. The combination of bulky sleeves and the fact she keeps growing… Her arm is officially uncomfortable and doesn’t fit. We’ve always built a new one every 18 months or so. But…
Read More +VIDEO: Using a kayak hand
Last summer, our family bought our very first kayak. It’s a used ocean kayak that we knew we’d love but waited many years until we finally purchased one. We bought some kayak paddles and Jordan got a canoe paddle. She was great at it. But she wanted to do more. She wanted to be able…
Read More +VIDEO: Getting Experimental with a Helper Arm
We’re not quite 48 hours reunited with Jordan’s helper arm, but it’s so fun to see her starting to be more experimental with it. This morning, she put it on before eating breakfast and I walked in as she was trying to hold her spoon with her helper hand. She was pretty proud of that…
Read More +Reunited with Helper Arm
After a long delay, Jordan was reunited with her helper arm yesterday afternoon. It’s the same arm, but with extra sparkle power! Check it out! See that extra strip of pink sparkle? That covers up the spot where Jordan snagged onto playground equipment at school and tore up the arm. The sparkle power will protect…
Read More +Headbands and Prosthetics – A Team Effort
I’m a bit obsessed with Jordan’s long term comfort and health. We use prosthetics mainly to give her shorter limb a rest. If you hang out with her, you’ll quickly see how easily she uses her little arm to do any and all things. It is not a passive short arm. When you step back…
Read More +Building a New Prosthetic: An Adult's Perspective
Kathryn continues to offer perspective as an adult with a limb difference… This time, as a long time prosthetic user. You can read any of her past Living Born Just Right posts. -Jen I have really enjoyed Jen’s posts about Jordan getting a new helper arm, and it got me thinking about my own experiences…
Read More +VIDEO: Building a new arm for Jordan
Why do you use prosthetics? That was a question that was asked to me so many times during this past weekend’s Born Just Right meet up. We do it so Jordan has the opportunity to build equal muscle strength and learn how different tools work with the help of prosthetics. She has a new bike…
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