Hello everyone! Curtis here. This is a long overdue update on Jordan, aka Jordan 2.0. He continues to progress, and we're all overjoyed at how far he's come!

We were all preparing for the worse a year ago, thinking he'd be moving to hospice care. But as we all know, Jordan had other plans and began to "wake up". To mark the one-year anniversary of his accident - and to celebrate his amazing recovery - we headed to Cedar Rapids on July 9th and 10th. On the 9th - one year to the day after his injury - the family gathered at the exact spot where all our lives changed forever. Standing in the street where he fell off the scooter and nearly died, Jordan spit on the pavement, then went to a nearby utility pole and in his best Rocky impersonation threw a few punches at it. Later that day, we had a great party for Jordan's friends and family at a park in Cedar Rapids. People from far and near came to celebrate with Jordan and marvel at his progress.

The next day, the family treated employees of ImOn Communications to lunch as our way of thanking them for the tremendous support they gave Jordan and all of us in the months after the accident. Jordan gave a few remarks to thank them personally as everyone enjoyed some amazing pulled pork from Shelby's Southern Smokehouse.

Here are some notes on how he's doing today:

• Jordan splits time between Rhonda and Charles' place and Curtis and Amy's. Of course, none of us anticipated we'd have joint custody of our 37-year-old son, but coordinating where he's at has gone very smoothly. 
• He has regained a lot of his long-term memory! So if you ask him about that thing he did in college he will likely discuss it in great detail, unless it was one of those things he did when he was "impaired".
• His short-term memory is still very weak, and that's one of the things that he will have to overcome before he can live independently (not with his mom or dad).
• One of his few physical limitations remains limited movement in his right arm. He's getting Botox injections every 3 months and that is slowly allowing him to straighten the arm and get back the use of his right hand. It's to the point where he can use a mouse and do some gaming on his computer, but he's frustrated that he's not the player he used to be. Jordan would like to start doing some workouts to improve his upper body strength. As he said the other day, "I want to get jacked".
• His sense of humor is fully intact, but with it comes a complete lack of a filter. Not that he had much of one before...
• He's bored a lot, as you can imagine for someone in his position. We keep trying to come up with things that will keep him busy that do not involve staring at his phone.

Jordan continues to attend regular outpatient therapy at On With Life in Ankeny as well as occasional neurology appointments in Omaha. He has a cabin outing in northern Minnesota planned for later this month with his dear friends Drew and Mary Beth. Curtis and Amy are going to do their own thing nearby so we're close if needed (and because we need a break too!). He'll also be joining the rest of the family for Christmas in Vegas (Dad's crazy idea) so we need to help him deal with his fear of flying that existed even before the accident. Since he can now have a limited amount of alcohol, perhaps the airport lounge before takeoff will help!

Finally, I want to thank everyone again for your amazing support over the past 12 months. I believe that Jordan is a walking, talking miracle made possible by a lot of positive energy, prayers, good karma, and divine intervention. Also, the financial generosity from his network has kept Jordan and the entire family solvent through a very difficult time.

If you have Jordan's phone number, give him a call...he'd love to chat with you and you'll be amazed at the great conversation you will have!