QUICK UPDATE: We thought Jordan might come home today. Unfortunately, she still has a ways to go on her mobility. Her team doesn’t think she would be safe back at home just yet. When I got the news this morning, Jordan was in a stairwell with physical therapists practicing climbs. She’s motivated and working hard, but not ready to bid the hospital farewell. Tomorrow, she’ll be evaluated and her doctors will decide whether or not she needs to spend more time at CHLA for in-patient physical therapy.

**The Journey in Photographs: Images from the first 48 hours** Strictly speaking, I don’t believe in magic. Oh, I like to watch a good sleight of hand, and I’ve been known to label scientific progress as “magical” a time or two, but I’m one of those guys who believes every unexplained phenomenon can be logically explained somehow. I can’t explain Jordan’s progress. It is everything we could have hoped for and more.

Photos from the first 48 hours [Footnote: For some reason, Tumblr is showing this in my timeline around December. Lest you should worry, these are photographs from Jordan’s surgery in August, 2011.]

She’s resting comfortably in ICU. Her blood pressure is steadily making its way back to normal and her right leg continues to strengthen. Given all the fear and anxiety we started the day with, we’re feeling very good. Before she dosed off for a nap, she let me take this picture. She has been smiling a lot. She also keeps negotiating with her medical team, trying to convince them she should be allowed to wear her own pajamas and lobbying for a McFlurry from McDonald’s.

She’s awake in recovery. We’ve been chatting. First words out of her mouth: I want to change into my pajamas. She has to stay flat on her back for 8 hours. She’s cooperating, but not pleased. Her blood pressure is low, so she may move to ICU before a regular room. So far, her right leg is unresponsive. She is able to move her left and wiggle the toes on her left foot.