Posts Tagged ‘one hand’
Playground Playtime Inclusion
I often think back to when Jordan was a newborn. My head would fill with all of my worries. You know, the regular worries you have for your baby but also the new worries about how a limb difference might affect her life. I often would think back to playing on the playground in elementary…
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 +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…
Read More +An awesome Born Just Right meet up in Chicago
What happens when you ask a bunch of awesome people who read Born Just Right if they want to hang out? Well, more than 40 people end up meeting at the Chicago Children’s Museum! I’m so thrilled by how many people braved the Chicago traffic to spend time with Born Just Right families. Check out…
Read More +Let's build a new prosthetic arm!
The time has come… Jordan and I pack up and head out of town this week to work with David Rotter and the Scheck and Siress team in Chicago to build Jordan’s next helper arm. She’s totally grown out of her current one with Hello Kitty.. even broke it. But I guess that means she…
Read More +It's the little things
Kathryn returns with another post on her view as an adult with a limb difference. You can see previous posts here and here. I knew months ago that I wanted to write about the “little things” that get to me but also make me proud to be an adult with a limb difference. I smiled when…
Read More +Becoming a Mother
Kathryn continues to offer her perspective as an adult with a limb difference. Once again, I’m honored to have her contribute to the site and give more views than mine – where I write from a special needs parenting persepctive. Today, Kathryn offers her thoughts on becoming a mother with a limb difference. -Jen Of…
Read More +35 and Born Just Right
I’d love to introduce you all to a new contributor to Born Just Right. Her name is Kathryn and I’m going to let her introduce herself. I’m thrilled to have an adult with a limb difference offer a perspective I can’t offer on this site. I have the special needs parenting perspective, Jordan has the…
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