Sammy & the Easter Bunny - March 31, 2006




Saturday, May 20, 2006 at 06:15 AM EDT

Sam's scope was yesterday (a look at the old trach area/throat),
and the scarring is minimal; it hasn't closed completely, though,
so the ENT doc tried to help that along w/a cauterizing technique,
to encourage the area to heal over again.
But if it's not closed within a couple weeks, Sam will have to have surgery to close it. It's not a major deal, but she'd have to be in the hospital for a couple days, so we'll hope it closes.

She saw her kidney doc afterward, and she was pretty crabby (we'd been at the hospital since 6 a.m.), so he made it a brief visit, just adjusting a med after seeing her lab results.

Her hand has healed nicely, and Shriner's sent her 3 new pairs of gloves,
w/lace sewn on the edges, adding a feminine touch to her pressure suit.
Sam was pleased. She's using the hand normally again.

She's also making a little progress w/the legs; she doesn't complain as much w/them on, and is taking a few steps w/her walker. She wears them more at school now as well. We're really hoping to see a lot of progress this summer.

Thanks,
Jessica

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All Systems *GO*!

Your Fan Club is here to *Cheer* you on for a Fun Summer, Sammy.

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