Friday evening,
It is with an incredibly heavy heart I post the following:

We are now at Shriner's, and Sam is set up in her new ICU room. She has been thoroughly examined by their experts. We are saddened to report that in order to save Sam and keep infection from setting in, they have to remove all dead tissue; unfortunately, this means they have to amputate both legs from the knee down, as the tissue/muscle, etc. is dead. Even though we were warned of this possibility/eventual probability, we are numb with grief, and this is why we haven't accepted any visitors today. I think, while at Children's, we stayed focused solely on Sam's survival, and now we are faced with the harsher realities, and words can't adequately describe the heartache we are feeling tonight. We just ask for a little time to be with each other, and support each other through this. Surgery is set for 9:15 tomorrow morning. Please continue to hold Sam close to your heart. I will update again after surgery.
Jessica