Posts Tagged ‘limb difference’
Softball Season Returns with Speed
After a few weeks of practice and a rain delay, Jordan finally had a chance to play her first softball game of the season. She’s playing for the coach pitch Dragonflies team. If she sticks with this, next year is the start of kid pitch. (That’s when things get serious.) Jordan loves this sport. She…
Read More +VIDEO: Her Favorite Place in the Whole World
Last night, Jordan asked me to share the place I consider my favorite location in the whole world. I immediately told her my favorite is our vacation spot in Maine. She was quick to respond with her answer: Camp No Limits. I asked why and she said it’s because that’s the place where she feels…
Read More +3D Hand-Printing Service Stations
I am so thrilled to watch the rapid growth of 3D printing for prosthetics. There is an ongoing community called e-NABLE on Google+ and Facebook that is connecting engineers with 3D printers with children and adults with hand differences. That combination is making it possible for more and more people to get the opportunity to…
Read More +Showing it Off on the Dance Floor
I mentioned earlier this week how proud I am at the risks Jordan takes on a regular basis. One activity that’s been a constant since Jordan was two and a half years old is dance. I tend to just consider is an assumed activity until I step back and watch her. That’s exactly what I…
Read More +Taking Risks All the Time – Top Five Favorites
Over the past week, Jordan returned to softball practice and it made me think back to a bunch of different times when Jordan has surprised me by taking risks with her activities. Why not share my top five favorite risk taking moments so far in Jordan’s life? Here you go. Number 1: Rock climbing Jordan…
Read More +You can do anything you want, as long as you want it badly enough!
I’d love to introduce everyone to Sarah Johnson. She is new to writing for Born Just Right and I’m thrilled to have her join us with her one-handed perspective! ——– Running across this blog happened by chance. I was browsing the Nubability Athletics website searching for a way to get involved. That’s how I found…
Read More +A One-Handed Pep Talk
In the last month, Jordan has spoken twice about her limb difference to kids and adults. It’s pretty impressive. A few weeks ago, Cameron’s basketball coach asked me if Jordan would be willing to talk about living with a limb difference and how it doesn’t hold her back. He hoped she could help motivate the…
Read More +Limb Loss Awareness Month is also for Limb Differences
This is the fourth year the Amputee Coalition has hosted Limb Loss Awareness Month in April. To me, this month’s theme has always felt a little detached from my feelings about limb differences since Jordan was born with a limb difference not a “loss” since Jordan never lost a thing. So I dug a little…
Read More +The Sweetest Moment Ever at Walt Disney World
We are still riding the post-Disney high that happens each time we visit the parks. But this time around, something very special happened. We didn’t ask for it and I think that’s what made it extra magical. Here’s the story. Do you remember the movie, Up? The little boy in the movie is a Wilderness…
Read More +Learning to Say Thank You
We are an active family. There is dance and sports and piano and travel and all kinds of little things in between. I rarely stop and think how our family might look to others watching. The families we see each week who also attend dance class. Or the families attending a sports practice or game.…
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