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I went to visit Jordan today. He is doing great!!! He told me his balance is getting better. He was playing soccer this morning, and Guitar Hero in the playroom at the hospital. He was laying in bed watching a movie and eating Pringles when I walked in. I sat down and started talking to him, and his speech is better too. It was a little bit slow yesterday, but it's pretty much back to normal now. He was being so silly and goofy, I'd missed his normal goofy self. It got a little bit.... Funny/interesting, at one point. We were talking about David Archuleta (of course) and how I was gonna marry him (of course) and Jordan said "What if David had given you all those rings on your fingers?" And I said "Hahaha that'd be cool. My mom actually gave me two of them. This one right here is my purity ring." He said "Oh cool, can I see it?" So I handed it to him so he could look at it. He goes "Oh wow. What's a purity ring? Is it... Ohh wait.. That's what.. It's where you're gonna wait.. til you're married to... you know.. Do it? Have sex?" I was like "Yeaahhh, that's it. I'm not gonna do anything til I get married." He said "Yeah, I think that's the only reason my parents got married, so they could have sex and have a kid." That poor nurse that was in there sure got an earful today. We talked for a while, just about random things, and we were watching a movie on tv. I stayed there for about 3 hours. I gave him the card that the youth group all signed for him yesterday after Sunday School. He loved it. He was smiling so big as he was reading all the different signatures and stuff. I told him how everyone rushed the table after Sunday School to sign it for him, and he smiled and said "Awwwww". We watched Bride Wars, and started watching What Happens In Vegas, but I didn't get to finish it because I had to leave. He said he's moving to Virginia Beach at the end of November, and that he'll be coming down to Greensboro every summer. I said "Awwww, I'm gonna miss you." He said "I know I'm gonna miss you too!!! And all my other friends too. But I'm excited to be getting to live there." I told him when I get my license I'm gonna be visiting him a lot. He just smiled real big. His grandma came to bring him some fries and a smoothie from McDonald's while I was there. That boy sure does love his fries and smoothies. And then someone else came to visit too, I think it was his Aunt Kathy, I'm not really sure though. I've gotten his family's names mixed up. Hopefully he'll be getting out this weekend, then he has to stay in a behavioral health center for a week, and then he can return to his normal life. I thought I had to leave one time, so I gave him his goodbye hug, and he squeezed me so tight, then he goes "Wow, that's a big hug." I said "I know." But, I didn't end up leaving until like an hour and a half later, so when I did have to leave I gave him his second goodbye hug, and left. Thank you to all who have been praying for him, and please continue to pray for him.

I went to visit Jordan today. He is doing great!! He's walking around, talking, laughing. His speech is still a little bit slow. When I walked into his room, he saw me and said "Hey! What's up?" But, he was on his way to the bathroom, so I just sat down and talked with his mom til he got back out. He was sitting up in the chair instead of laying in the bed. They had taken all the things off of him, like the IV, and the feeding tube, so he was free from all the wires and stuff, finally. I told him that we were praying for him at church, and he goes "Awwww thanks." He said he might be getting to go home this coming weekend!! We talked about church and other stuff, and he was responding really well. He's able to eat now too, and he was craving McDonald's. He had his mom get him a smoothie this morning, and he used my phone to call his grandma and ask her to bring him and his mom a smoothie and some fries. I was there for 2 hours, and his grandma still hadn't gotten there when I was leaving. He saw a McDonald's commercial on tv and was like "Maaan I want some fries!!!" We were watching iCarly for a while, and then he had some visitors. It was a couple from church, Amy and Jeff, and Amy was actually his 6th grade teacher too. They were there for about 15 minutes, and he kept saying "I want fries!" I hope that poor boy got his fries after I left lol. After Amy and Jeff left, Jordan got up to go take a walk with the nurse around the hallways in pediatrics. I stayed and talked with his mom, and I went and sat down on the floor by my purse to check my phone, and when Jordan came back in, he looked at me and laughed and said "Why are you sitting on the floor????" I said "Sorry, I just wanted to check my phone haha." He was being really silly today, just like usual self again. He looked at his mom and said "You've got something on your face." And started poking her chin and mouth. Then, later on, his dad (or step-dad, I'm not totally sure), his little sister, and his brother showed up. They stayed for about 15 minutes too. They seemed to be pretty nice people, I guess. Jordan was happy to see them. After they left, Jordan started humming or singing some random song, I don't know what it was, and then he just started laughing like crazy! His face was soooo red from laughing! It was adorable. It was so good to see him laughing like that. His mom and I were both like "Dude, what the heck is so funny??!" And he just kept laughing. He was having a good ol' time. I stayed for a little while longer, but then I had to leave, so I went over to say bye to him. I bent down to give him a hug, and he laid his head on my shoulder and squeezed me so tight. He didn't wanna stop hugging, we just kinda hugged for a while. I said "Alright, I love ya Jordan." He goes "I love ya too." And I left. I am so glad he's made such great progress!!! Thank you so much to everyone who has prayed for him, and please continue to pray for him, because his battle isn't over yet.

I went and visited Jordan at the hospital today, I stayed for about 3 1/2 hours. He is making great progress!!! He woke up this morning and started talking! He was asking the nurse for his mom. He knew what day it was, how old he was, when he was born, why he was in the hospital, everything. When I went in to see him, he was talking to his mom and grandma. His mom told me that when she first got there that the first words he said to her were "Hey mom. The bird is the word." Which is their favorite episode of Family Guy. I thought that was funny. I sat down and started talking to him, I asked him how he was feeling, he said "I feel like crap." I said, "Yeah I would imagine so." I showed him the picture I drew for him, and when I handed it to him and he saw it, he kinda giggled a little bit. He liked it. He said "Thank you... Can I have a hug?" And held his arm out to give me a hug. It was hard to hug him with him laying in the bed, but we managed. He asked me if I had went to church today, and his mom reminded him that today is Saturday. I told him that I was glad he was awake and talking, and that when I had visited yesterday he was awake but wasn't able to talk. He looked at me, kind of surprised and happy at the same time, and he said "You were here yesterday???" I said "Yeah, I was here yesterday, I was here Thursday. I've been worried about ya." He was surprised that I had been there. The physical therapist came in to help get Jordan out of bed and walking around, so he asked that his mom and I leave the room while he did that. We went in the waiting room and were talking, when the nurse came in and said "I've got good news and bad news. The good news is, Jordan got up and walked around, he walked to the door and he's sitting in the chair now. The bad news is your mom passed out on her way downstairs, so she's getting checked in now." So, Christina had to go check on her mom, so I went with her. We were sitting in the ER waiting room for about 30 minutes, and finally she got to go back and see her. I went back, but decided I'd go check on Jordan again. When I got back up to the waiting room, 1 of his aunts was there, along with his uncle Nathan, great grandma and grandpa, and Uncle Nathan's friend from church, Jimmy. 2 of the aunts were visiting with Jordan when I got back, so I couldn't go check up on him right away. I sat with his family for about 45 minutes before I was able to go back to him again. I went back with Uncle Nathan to see him. I had to leave then, so I waited for Nathan to finish talking with Jordan before I said bye to him. Nathan said to him: "We were all so worried about you. When Sami came up here to see you the first night, all she could do was cry." Jordan looked up at me like "Really you were crying?" like he was surprised that I had that kind of reaction when I saw him that first time. Nathan was getting him to laugh at a few things too. He was holding his hand and Jordan wouldn't let go. Nathan gave him a big hug and said "I love ya Jordan." And Jordan looked at him and said "I love you too." It was so sweet. I went over and talked to him, and I put my hand on top of his (he had a tissue in his hand because his nose was running) and he squeezed my thumb really tight with his. I told him how he's a lucky boy that he's alive, and that God obviously loves him very much, because he's making great progress every day. And I told him how happy I am that he's making so much progress, and he looked up at me and said "Thanks". I said "You gotta get better real soon, cuz I miss you. I miss those hugs you would give me when I was cold." And that got him to smile. He looked happy when I said that. I told him how everyone is praying for him, and that everyone at church loves and misses him. He was kind of tired by the time Nathan and I got to see him, so he wasn't really talking much. I said "Alright Jordan, I've gotta go, but I love you, and I'm gonna come back and see you if it's ok with your mom." And he smiled and leaned towards me like he wanted a hug. I hugged and kissed him, and then gave Christina a hug, and had to leave. I went to say bye to the family, and they told me that Christina's mom was getting some fluids in her, and that her blood sugar was 212! She's very dehydrated, she's hardly eaten or drank anything all week because she's been so worried about Jordan. Please pray for her as well. Thank you so much to everyone that has been praying for Jordan, and please continue to pray, because it's obviously working!!

I went to visit Jordan at the hospital tonight. When I walked in, he looked like he was taking a nap, his face just looked so peaceful, so sweet and innocent, like a little boy. I didn't really recognize him with his hair brushed out of his face, because every time I've seen him he's had his hair down in his face. As soon as I saw him, with all of those things hooked up to him, I started crying. His great uncle and great grandpa were in there with him. His uncle went over to him and said "Hey Jordan, Samantha's here." And Jordan started to move his arms and legs, but he couldn't move them much, because they had his hands strapped down to keep him from pulling the tube out of his throat if he woke up. He had woken up earlier today and started pulling the tube out, and the nurses caught him just in time and stopped him. He was fighting two nurses to get it out. So, they had to slightly sedate him and strap his hands down in case he woke up again. When the doctor was making his rounds this morning, he was talking to Jordan, and he said "Jordan, will you open your eyes?" And Jordan opened his eyes, and when the doctor asked him to close his eyes, he closed them. And on the CT scan today, it showed that the swelling has gone down. I don't know how much, but it's gone down some. His uncle told me that earlier in the day he had taken his fingers and slipped them into Jordan's hand and said "Jordan, if you can hear me, will you squeeze my hand?" And Jordan lightly squeezed his fingers. And as his uncle started to take his fingers away, Jordan squeezed and wouldn't let go. So little by little he's making progress. I made him a card, too. On the outside, in blue glitter, it said "YOU ARE LOVED JORDAN" with two pink hearts in the bottom corners. And on the inside, I said: "Jordan, I want you to know that you most definitely are my best friend and I love you dearly, even though we haven't known each other very long. Stay strong, keep your head held high, and always remember that God loves you very much, and so do I. Love, Samantha" He still needs lots of love and prayers to get through this. Thank you to all who have prayed and please continue to pray for him and his family.