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

[poofy]

Happy Easter Little One..

[sasvermont]

Boy, these photos brought tears to my eyes, for sure. Such a brave little girl and such wonderful parents.

Happy Easter to all from Camp Vermont.

[Randi]

I'm so glad to hear about this progress - what a trooper Sammy is! Seeing the pictures of her smiling face is wonderful.

I will be sending positive thoughts to sweet little Sammy and her family, and hope she'll be spoiled for the rest of her life.

Happy Easter girl! You deserve the biggest Easter egg there is.

[Barbara]

Sammy- you rock! I still can't believe how happy you can look at us.
I understand well that walking with these things is not that much exciting- but it will be nothing compared to what you've been through.

Wish you a good visit of the Easter bunny

[gini]

Tears flowing on the West coast as well.............bless her heart!!

I wish your entire family the Happiest Easter - and all of the many blessings that come with this religious holiday.

[Cataholic]

Sam is such a stinker! The things Jessica doesn't share with the world....Sam woke up, ready to greet the day, at 3 am on Friday morning! They checked out of Shriners sooo early that day, and were home by 830.

Once this tendon issue is behind her, I expect Sam to be full speed ahead.

[Cinder & Smoke]

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*!!

[DJFyrewolf36]

I'm glad to see and update! I'm still amazed at little Sammys progress.

I've been keeping up with this since day one and it makes me happy to see how well things are going for Sammy now.

Her continued good health will be in my prayers

[sasvermont]

Oh Sammy, you dear heart you. You are my hero.

We are all so happy that you have been doing so nicely. We all love you and want only the BEST for you.

Happy Halloween to you! What are you going to be this Halloween? A princess? A kitty? We would love to see photos.

Love and hugs from Sallyanne and all the campers!

[ramanth]

What a wonderful update and gorgeous photo.

[mugsy]

Well, 4 1/2 hours later....I am finally up to date...WOW...I'm gone for a year or so and miss so much!

I am so glad (and so is my student teacher who has been reading along with me) that Sam is making such wonderful progress. What a tough little cookie she is! She is an inspiration!!!

Keep up little one! I just wish I could see more of the pictures...most of them are now little boxes with red "x"'s I will look at home and see if they are there.

Jessica...you are unbelievable! What strength you guys have...you are heroes in my book too!

[kimlovescats]

It is so wonderful to see how far Sammy has come and what a happy well-adjusted little girl she is! Absolutely precious!!!!

[Cataholic]

Her pig tails remind me of waterfalls. When she moves, they shimmy a little bit, too! She was all over the place yesterday, into toys, toys, and more toys. She did sing a little for us, too, nearly falling off the chair in her holiday exuberance! Jingle Bells was quite a hit!

[ramanth]

How wonderful to hear.

[Barbara]

Oh Miss Samantha- you look all grown up!
Not having seen you for some months makes so much of a difference.
What a pretty and smart girl you are