Posts Tagged ‘strength’
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 +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 +Thank you, Oscar Pistorius. Thank you, technology.
[NOTE: This was written long before Oscar Pistorius was arrested and put on trial for the murder of his girlfriend.] Over the weekend, an amazing thing happened. A man with two prosthetics made it into the semi-finals of the Olympic 400 meter race. In his semi-final heat, he finished last. But in my mind, that…
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