Wednesday, May 03, 2006 at 10:10 AM EDT

Well, the pin came out yesterday; they elected to keep it in an extra week.
The graft seems to have taken, and Sam only has to wear a splint
overnight for a while; Shriner's gave her gloves for her left hand as well.

She's not used to having that hand free again, and still holds it up when she
scoots around, but I'm sure it won't take long for her to realize she can use it.

The legs are still not high on her list, and we haven't been pushing it too hard
due to the hand surgery, but now that she can use her walker again,
we're going to make it a priority, and walking will be a major goal for this summer.

Otherwise, Sam's doing well and feeling great!

Thanks,
Jessica

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Sing along:
A WALKING we will go, a WALKING we will go;
WALKING is *phunn*!!