Johanna (Cataholic) & Sister Jessica continue to Request Prayers for young Samantha

[popcornbird]

Sammy, you are SUCH a miracle child. How wonderful to hear you're getting your 'toddler life' back to normal! Wonderful news.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Sunday, October 30, 2005 at 07:22 AM EST

Sam continues to do well, and is really enjoying the fall. She is having a blast in preschool w/her friends, and went on her first field trip, to the Felicity Firehouse.


She's eating up a storm, and the kidney doc was pleased w/her weight on her last visit; her labs remain stable, so we don't go back to Children's until 11-18. It looks like they can pull her remaining lines--PD catheter (belly) & PICC (arm)--soon, so we're looking forward to that. She'll be able to take a real bath again, instead of the sponge baths she hates. She is sitting on a potty seat these days, so we're working on that again, and she crawls all over. She has to take a medication for the next 9 months because her TB skin test came back positive, which simply means she was exposed in China, which is common in orphans from there. It doesn't mean she has an active case or anything, but they medicate so she won't develop it. The important thing is she's not sick or contagious.


And speaking of being exposed to things from other countries--a relative in this case, not a disease!!--Sam's Aunt Judy is home and living in the U.S. once again, and Sam got to meet her and her Italian chocolate lab! We're so glad she's home.


Sam had a Halloween party at preschool last week, and gets to go trick-or-treating for the first time tomorrow; she has a friend, Jillian, 2 doors down, so perhaps they can go together.


Thanks for continued prayers and support. Everywhere I go,
everyone I see, asks about Sam, and it means so much to us!


Jessica
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Goooooooo, SAMMY!!

[finn's mom]

Awesome, so good to hear that she's doing well! Happy Halloween, Sammy!

[Barbara]

These are many good news in one post! Glad to hear your weight is ok, Sammy girl and I hope you have so much fun at Halloween together with Jessica

[RobiLee]

Wonderful, wonderful news!! You amaze me, Sammy! Keep on healing, sweet girl. Have fun trick or treating.

Happy Halloween, Sammy!

[Cincy'sMom]

Have fun trick-or-treating Sammy!!!

[rg_girlca]

What an uplifting update. You are such a trooper Sammy and I can't wait to hear all about your first bath in such a long time instead of those sponge baths that you do not like.

Happy halloween sweetie and enjoy yourself to the fullest.

[Logan]

This is just amazing!!!! I am so happy for all of you!!!!!

Happy Halloween, Sammy!!!!

[krazyaboutkatz]

This is wonderful news!!! Have fun trick or treating Sammy!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Have a fun time Sammy! So glad to hear you are doing so well