Transplant process begins

We are moving forward with the transplant and had a very busy month in May. Jordan had to undergo many tests and procedures to determine if she is a viable candidate for transplant.

We have been told that the long lasting side effects of transplant are that she will lose between 10 and 20 percent of her lung function and that she will most likely become sterile and will not be able to have any children. Neither of these side effects scared her too much since the alternative is death if she doesn’t get the transplant.

Sweet 16

Jordan turned 16 today. She is such an amazing young lady. I'm so proud of who she has become. She's always such a good girl and so much fun to be around.

She decided that she wanted to have a special birthday dinner at a Japanese steak house where they cook in front of you. We made reservations at Da Ruma in Sarasota and met Grandpa, Sharon and Mackenna there for dinner. Jordan invited her very good friend Jinele along too. We enjoyed the chef quite a bit, he had a good sense of humor.

Off to the ballgame

I received free tickets to a baseball game from work so Jordan, Noah and I went to watch the Tampa Bay Devil Rays play the Florida Marlins. It was a very exciting game and the Devil Ray's won at the bottom of the ninth on their last play of the game with a score of 4 to 3. Jordan really enjoyed the game, especially since it was at Tropicana Field which is climate controlled.

Islands of Adventure

Today we went to Islands of Adventure with the Children's Cancer Center. They provided free tickets for the kids, but I went along too. This was Jordan's first outing with the CCC and most likely the only one for a long time as we are preparing for transplant. She will not be allowed in crowded places for one year after transplant.

We teamed up with Brittany Bartle and her mom Linda. It was a lot of fun. We rode tons of rides, but stayed off the wild coasters as we weren't feeling up to that much excitment in one day.