June 10, 2005 at 10:44 AM EDT

Sam is now on her way to the whirlpool;
the actual therapy only lasts 20 minutes or so, but the
prep/transport/unwrap/anesthesia, etc. makes the
whole deal several hours long.

Then they will try the intermittent-type dialysis; lots going on today.

One of the residents just asked me if anyone had talked to me about Sam possibly returning to Shriner's for the long haul; apparently, it's been discussed, which was news to me, so who knows what the story is. It wouldn't be until she was stable enough. The official discussion hasn't taken place yet, but at least we've got a heads-up. Maybe they feel her recovery would be quicker over there, since skin is their specialty.

I'll post more on this development later.

Thanks,
Jessica

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Prayers that the Wrirlpool Therapy *helps*!!