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In June, Bradley Jordan was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. Unfortunately, it's a fairly common health risk for primordial dwarfs. In addition, he also developed Moya Moya. That's a disorder that interferes with the blood flow in the carotid arteries, leaving the person at risk for stroke. Brad told me it was scarey and his mom, Christy called it a living nightmare.

The family had to travel to a specialist at Stanford University Med Center in California. Brad underwent three brain surgeries in 13 days to correct the problems. Brad says his neck was pretty stiff from where they had to cut through the muscles to access his brain..but he came through everything well. While, they were at the facility, Brad's sister Bri was checked. She has a little narrowing in one carotid artery but nothing requiring treatment. Bri will be checked again in six months when Brad returns to Stanford for his checkup.

The family is back home now and catching up on things. Brad has to take it easy for a while and of course, no tumbling. He says he's getting lazy and eating a lot. Doctors say he eventually should be able to return to tumbling.

Christy says God was with them that they found the problems early and were able to take care of them. She says their life has never been normal or predictable, but nobody's is. She says they just move forward and take every day as a blessing.

The trip was very expensive and friends are holding fundraisers to help the Jordan's. If you'd like to contribute, you can donate to the Bradley Jordan Fund at any U-S Bank or through the family's website.. www.littlejordansprimordialworld.com.