Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 04:12 PM EDT

The word is still Monday, and the countdown has begun!

Sam continues to be her sweet self, jabbering away, singing, dancing
and making up for lost time, in general.

The word on the kidney front is no dialysis for now, but it may be necessary later; her kidney function is not normal, but she's able to skate by at this point. As she grows, though, or if she gets taxed by an illness, they might give out; we'll just have to pray they last as long as they can, and in a worst-case scenario, go the transplant route.

We need to focus on the here-and-now at this point, though, and keep positive.
It's a miracle and a blessing that she will soon be home.

Another future challenge will be getting her to eat again, and getting that feeding tube out. Hopefully, a home environment will be helpful in meeting that goal.

Today is three months to the day that Sam arrived at Children's;
we never thought we'd see the day we'd be bringing her home!

Thanks for the continued prayers!
Jessica

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Hold that elevator ... we're almost ready to leave!



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