26 Feb Friday – 5 Weeks Today
Ok… Last night Samuel underwent his third surgery. This was to install a shunt into the ventricles in his brain. A small incision was made just above and behind his right ear. A hole is placed Full Article
This is Sam. He's 12 and was admitted into Pediatric Intensive Care on January 22, 2010 with Bacterial Meningitis...
Since laast Friday, Sam's parents, grandparents and family have been watching, praying and hoping for his safe recovery.
This site is the story through his dad's eyes.
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He just made a sound with his voice trying to talk. When that didnt work I figured he was trying to tell me something. I put his markerboard up and gave him the marker. Lefthanded and with good humor Full Article
24 Feb Wed
Ok… I’ve had some sleep so let’s see if I can explain all this a bit better. Since a few weeks ago we have noticed Samuel has been vomiting quite a bit. He appears to be getting Full Article
23 Feb Tues
Too tired to get a lot of details in. Sam is in pain. Mostly his head. Vomiting constantly. Contrasted MRI to check for ventriculitis. So far they do not think it is. Now we are looking at Full Article
22 Feb Monday
Ok… Sam is finally sleeping. Im beat. His mom and I are running ourselves pretty thin. Never enough time or whatever to do it all. This is whats happenin. His kidneys seem to be coming back for Full Article