Friday, July 01, 2005 at 01:24 PM EDT

Sam's a bit more awake today;
she had dialysis late yesterday afternoon, and is finishing up a session now as well. They think her electrolyte balance may have been off (due to fluid overload), and that may have been causing her excessive drowsiness.

She vomited a couple times overnight, so they've stopped her feeds for a while and will change tubes again, and stop directing the feeds straight to the belly to give her a rest. They are also checking for anything like pancreatitis, in case that's causing the vomiting.

In other news, she had both OT and PT this morning, and did very well.
She now has a hip splint as well as hand splints, to keep all positioning correct, and to aid in flexibility/mobility later. Overall, she continues to do fine, though, so we're still hoping for rehab next week.

I also plan on taking some pics of Sammy soon, and maybe Aunt Johanna can put them in the photo gallery, so everyone can see how pretty Sam's looking these days!

I may not have PC access until after the holiday,
so please send prayers Sam's way for a good weekend.

Thanks,
Jessica

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Prayers that Sammy, and the Whole Family,
will have a Happie 4th of July Weekend!