Sammy's Picture Gallery UppieDate >>>
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There's a BUNCH of New Oictures on Sam's Picture Gallery ...
"Posing with Cousin Jonah in our party hats.
It was Grandma's birthday!"
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On the Merry-Go-Round with Daddy >>>
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"Hey - This One's a lot BIGGER!"
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And there's a lot more pix on Sammy's Care Page.
TRY to look at >>>
http://www.carepages.com/ShowPhotoGallery?fs=454072
but you may have to "join" and then sign in on "SammyPotts" Care Page ...
see the How to Join links in the previous post.
Once you get on the SammyPotts pages - use the left column menue to
select "Photo Gallery" to see the current thumb nails -
*click* each one to see a larger photo.
Stand by for Christmas Photos!!
Hey Sammy -
Hang up your Stocking - I'll bet Santa has some Great Gifts for you!!
:D
Pre-Christmas UppieDate >>>
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Monday, December 11, 2006 at 06:55 AM EST
Happy Holidays. Sam loved Halloween this year, and wanted to trick-or-treat every night for nearly a week afterwards. We'd try to distract her, but she usually wound up throwing a fit.
PT continues to go well, and her therapist is considering trying a new walker w/her (called a "reverse walker"), to see if that will help her stand up straighter.
Her hearing test was fine; she'll continue to have those every 6 months, as that is standard for kids who had meningitis.
She started two new kidney meds, but one raised her potassium, so they stopped that; the other is to preserve kidney function. Her labs are about the same, but not as good as they were a year ago; kidney function is not improving at all, in other words. A new blood test they can do now puts Sam's estimated kidney function at @25%. This was not happy news to hear, but not totally unexpected, as Sam's illness was so serious. Kids can keep cruising for years on that level without extra intervention, but may also require dialysis or a transplant sooner than that; with that in mind, I had a cat scan done last week to evaluate my kidneys, as that is the first step for a potential donor work-up. It was my idea to go ahead and do that--this is not an urgent issue that the docs are pushing. I just want as many ducks in a row as possible in the event that things go downhill kidney-wise.
Sam also had some elevated bp for a while, but that has since resolved.
We go back to kidney clinic in January.
In other, cuter news, Sam can say the Pledge of Allegiance, and sang her heart out at her preschool Christmas show; she missed it last year, so we were really excited to see her in it this year. Dave & Karen and their staff did such an amazing job putting the pageant together. It was just another reminder of how fortunate we are to have Sam in their care while we're at work.
Sam sees the eye doc this Saturday, and will hit both Shriner's hospitals early in the year as well.
I've posted a few new pics, and will put some of her Christmas photos up soon as well.
Thanks for keeping Sam in your thoughts and prayers!!
Jessica
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Wow!
Busy lil girl lately!!
Have a GRREAT Holiday, Sammy!!!
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Merry Christmas to Sammy!
Monday, December 25, 2006
There's no Christmas Message from Mom Jessica, yet ...
But we did discover a few new *snappies* in the Photo Gallery:
Santa came to the Library ... Miss Sammy got some Lap Time with Santa >>>
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Mom Jessica, Sammy, Dad Rob ~ The Potts Family - December, 2006
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A "Smiling Sam" - December, 2006 >>>
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Here's wishing that Santa Klawz brings Sammy a bagfull
of Good Health and Happiness for the New Year - 2007.
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Happie Birthday, Sammy! ~~ She's FOUR years old!
Thursday, March 08, 2007 at 06:09 PM EST
Sam is 4!!! Hard to believe.
She's doing pretty well, and had a pretty healthy winter.
Her kidneys are doing about the same; we go back for labs later this month.
We visited both Shriners' Hospitals last month;
her skin looks good, and they were pleased w/her prosthetics progress in Lexington. The docs there agree that the new walker was a good choice.
Sam's working hard in PT, and now can get around on her legs,
using her walker, pretty much by herself.
Sam's still enjoying herself in preschool as well.
We're all just waiting for spring, so we can get out a little more!
Thanks for keeping Sam in your thoughts & prayers.
/s/ Jessica
PS: See gallery for new pics.
(I'll see if I can drag a few of the *snappies* over here to Pet Talk.)
Summer Begins ~ Sammy *Checks In*
May 28, 2007 at 07:00 PM EDT
Happy Memorial Day!
Sam had a nice spring and is ready for summer.
Her last two kidney checks showed no major changes, and she continues to make lots of progress in PT. Kate came to the school for a session, and showed Sam's teachers what kinds of things Sam can do w/her prostheses on. I can't tell you how wonderful it is to have the support of Sam's preschool; she's made so much additional progress wearing her legs for part of each school day, too. This means extra work for the staff, and their willingness to do this means so much.
She had her biannual hearing check, and it looks like it's now safe to say she won't suffer any hearing loss from the illness (a common result of meningitis), so that's good news.
Sam's jabbering away every day, and talking in complete sentences; she also sings constantly.
This past Mother's Day marked 2 years since the onset of her illness, and Sam has continued to amaze us with her recovery.
Oh, and Barney and the Wiggles finally have some serious competition--Blue's Clues! Maybe Cousin Buddy can finish this sentence for us: "Blue Ska-doo..."
Hope everyone had fun kicking off their summer this weekend. Thanks for keeping Sam in your thoughts and prayers.
Jessica
PS New pics in gallery.
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Happie Summer, Cutie Pie!!
Progress, Progress ... nuffin but Progress! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/smile.gif
Here's a couple of the *snappies* ...
"Standing in the Kitchen >>>
"Cheeze ..."
The construction continues ... "HI, Daddy!"
