A new prosthetic

Wow. Jordan moved her arm with a prosthetic today… She didn’t just move it, she waved her “arm” and she even grabbed a toy with her hand from the prosthetic hand. We finally have a chance to work with what the therapists call her “midline.” That’s the center of her body… Patty cake is a good example. This new prosthetic works with a suction “gel” that rolls on her arm. There’s velcro at the bottom of the gel that threads through the prosthetic and velros onto the side. It holds on with the gel’s suction. No straps = Freedom for Jordan’s arm.

The coolest part was when I put the prosthetic on Jordan, she was sitting on my lap. Basically she didn’t mind the arm, but she wasn’t doing much. So then I put her on the table to sit. She immediately noticed the prosthetic and started chewing on it (notice the picture). The upper arm is oversized — She kind of looks a bit muscular. I’m not quite sure how she can use it with clothes when the temperatures get cooler. But tomorrow, I’m going to try to put her in the car seat wearing it on her way to school. That’s actually possible with this new tool. I’m excited. It’s a little bit of progress.