I Told Aimee Mullins Something I've Been Afraid to Write About
Inspiration. It’s a word Jordan hears from people from time to time. For a while, I just smiled and let it slide. But after she won a sports inspiration award earlier this year, “inspiration” felt heavy. It expects a lot from a seven-year-old. Especially a person who is just figuring herself out. I’ve struggled with…
Read More +New Books Can Offer Extra Perspective
We are in an all-out reading mode in our household. Jordan’s brother, Cameron, consumes books on a daily basis. His latest discovery is the Michael Vey series. He loves mystery and fantasy books. Jordan is still finding her favorites. So far it’s the Rainbow Fairies and Magic Treehouse book series. But she also gravitates to…
Read More +A Style All Her Own
Disclosure: I am a member of the Everywhere Society & Everywhere provided me with compensation for this post about Macy’s & Radio Disney. However, all thoughts and opinions expressed from here on are my own. Miss Jordan has a bold sense of fashion. I often tell people I meet that I consider Jordan my mini-me + pink.…
Read More +That's what you're supposed to do
During Labor Day, a magical thing happened while many families were sneaking in one more trip to the pool or enjoying an extra day off from work. Diana Nyad, a 64-year-old swimmer who has tried five times to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys without protection from sharks, finally reached her goal. The first…
Read More +The Perks of Having a Baby With One Hand
A year ago, Rachel reached out to me and mentioned how she and her husband had learned they were going to have a baby girl born with one hand. Since then, we’ve stayed in touch and even had a chance to meet before their daughter was born. They ROCK and Rachel was kind enough to…
Read More +Learning one-handed (and one-arm) piano
For at least two years, I’ve told Jordan to wait until second grade to start piano lessons. That’s the grade her brother started and I promised it’s when she could jump in. So two days into second grade, she got to take her very first piano lesson. On our way to her lesson, Jordan was…
Read More +VIDEO: Sharing support for a new school year
Tomorrow is a big day for Jordan: Second grade! She arrives to the school she knows but with a little different experience. Her brother moves on into Middle School and that means she doesn’t have him looking after or either of them having a chance to torment each other during the after-school program. School has…
Read More +Limb difference families unite again in the Midwest
The past month has been super epic for us at Born Just Right. We built a new helper arm, held an awesome meet up in Chicago and we are wrapping up a really fun weekend taking part in the Helping Hands Midwest picnic in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. This year was the third year for…
Read More +VIDEO: Taking charge of dinner time
From almost the very start, Jordan has shown an independent streak. She wants to do it all. At some point, she has figured just about everything out. If she needs help, she asks. But most of the time, she wants to do it on her own. What Jordan can and cannot do became the discussion…
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…
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