Jordan's Surgery

On Monday Jordan had another surgery. This time he had one rod extended and one rod replaced. His surgeon, Dr. Carl, was pleased with how well it all went. While in surgery, though, there was a discussion about Jordan's small size. Dr. Carl decided to take an x-ray of Jordan's hand so his bones could be measured. As it turns out, Jordan's bones measure that of a 4 or 5 year old.....next month he turns 8! We now have to make an appointment with a pediatric endocrinologist.

Jordan - PostOp

We spent 2 nights in the hospital because his doctor wanted to make sure that all the fluid drained out of the surgical site. Tuesday morning he was ready and raring to go, but since we had to stay he made use of his time entertaining the hospital staff on D7n.
In the above pic Jordan is riding ON his IV cart (he was hooked up to it) and the PCA Zach was pulling him around so Jordy could "assist" him at work. Jordan's nurse, Eldrid, had a great time with him too. He's the one sitting down. Today Jordan even accompanied Eldrid down to the 1st floor pharmacy for a little field trip. The staff at the desk were even making ID bracelets with whatever Jordan suggested written on them. Eldrid's bracelet said "Smelly Eldrid" and he wore it too!

Roman & Jordan

Tuesday evening Jordan started playing with a boy who was also in the same unit. He and Roman enjoyed visiting each others "room" and going to the play room. They kept Eldrid busy too since he was the nurse for both boys. It turns out that Roman who is 11 years old was also adopted from Ukraine! I met his mom and it turns out that she's friends with my niece Jessica and her mom. Roman's parents were told, when they adopted him at the age of 2, that he was healthy. But they soon realized that it was not the case. Roman can speak and walk, but he has brain damage to a region of his brain (from fetal alcohol), he has autism, and leukemia! He also sees an Endocrinologist for growth problems. We were very blessed to meet this family and share our Ukrainian adoption stories.

Dr. Carl, Jordan, & Shanti

Jordan had to be fitted for a new brace and before we left the hospital today we had to stop by Dr. Carl's office so he could check the fit. Dr. Carl and his assistant, Shanti, were thrilled to have their picture taken with Jordan. We will return in 3 weeks for a checkup and a new cast.

I am very thankful for the grace our Lord gives as we walk through these things. Sierra, Andrii, and Anna held down the fort (aka Slava) during the day. Wayne would arrive at the hospital around 5pm to relieve me so I could go home to be with the kids, put Slava to bed, shower, and return to the hospital again at 10pm. Wayne would go home to sleep and go to work in the morning and I'd spend the night in the hospital with Jordan. It is a system that seems to work for us. I also want to send out a BIG "THANK YOU" to my sister-in-law Bree for delivering dinner to the house on Monday night, my mom for keeping Anna one night and making dinner on Tuesday night, and my mother-in-law, Rita, for delivering a ham dinner tonight, and my good friend, Lauri and her family for helping with Slava today and delivering a meal for Thursday! We are very blessed to have your support. And of course we thank everyone for their prayers. As usual we can literally feel them being answered each day. And we're so thankful to the Lord for He is so good to us.