The last night in hospital

Sam goes home tomorrow morning....25 nights in hospital, 11 completely sedated on life support. He's lost more weight now as he transitions from the drugs. Once home we still have breathing treatments 2x a day and physiotherapy but he gets his own bed and Mum's cooking. Downside (maybe ??) for Sam is that he starts back to his studies....we got all that sorted out today with the school and the tutor. He has to catch up with what he missed and keep up with whats current so as not to repeat a course but he's been reassigned to a less demanding curriculum so we are hopeful he'll cope. Time will tell (and Sam's own level of effort ) when he can return to regular high school. As I write he is hooked up to that infernal vibrating vest --for the LAST time. He's now completely weaned off the drugs, and has a few aches to show for it but the prospect of going home has him all smiles.....it has us all smiles too.