Jordan can sit up and play for the first time since the accident without the aid of a wheelchair or someone holding his head and trunk upright. It still requires a lot of effort on Jordan's part to maintain this position, but he gains strength every day. He is sitting up with the aid of only a soft foam booster chair-like seat called a "Bumbo" and a standard child's tray for holding toys. Jordan's therapists have said the chair supports Jordan just enough to help develop further head and trunk control while supporting his lower spine in the correct position. This is such an amazing breakthrough for us and Jordan. If he can do this, he can do so many more things...like continuing to make progress with his "walking" therapy. We are very hopeful.
Jordan's speech therapist has also been very encouraged by Jordan's improvements lately. He has greatly improved his adeptness at wearing his passey-muir for vocalization. He has been able to go longer periods of time without suctioning even while awake. His eye contact has improved as well as his ability to find and follow objects with his eyes.
