BEFORE TREATMENT:
Before coming to China for treatment, Jordan had major difficulty with movement, balance and speech. Though she could perform day-to-day tasks like putting on her clothes, these tasks took great effort on her part because she had difficulty controlling her arms and hands. Balance problems combined with lack of coordination in her legs made it impossible for her to walk without support. She could get around with the help of a walker.  But she dragged her feet and as a result would go through several pairs of shoes each month. As far as Jordan's cognition and speech were concerned, she could understand what other people were saying and could say a few words.  But she could not string together words to form long sentences and was often very quiet and unresponsive.

AFTER TREATMENT:
After receiving stem cell treatment in China, Jordan had a wide variety of improvements. Her gait became more natural and she only used one pair of shoes throughout her whole stay in China. Before coming she would have used several pairs of shoes over the same period of time. Jordan's fine motor skills also improved. She is able to hold a pen with more control and is able to color in the lines while drawing. Her mother is most impressed with the improvement in her speech and cognition. She is able to string more than one word together and is talking more in general. When her mother asked her how many days they had left in China, Jordan was able to hold up the correct number of fingers. Her behavior has improved as well.  She started to make her own bed!  While Jordan has always been an intelligent child, these new improvements are allowing her express herself much more fully and interact with the world in a more meaningful way.