Sam has been doing well....he sat up in bed (with help) and moved to a lazyboy chair to play on the computer for about an hour. All this, they say, is essential to getting all the congestion in his lungs moving out to further open up his lungs (although I don't think the computer stuff has anything to do with the lungs.....but mentally uplifting....YES!). Today the xray showed his lung a little smaller than yesterday, ....no..... he is not out of the woods yet (keep on sending the prayers and positive energy for Sam). They believe the infection is still present and need to keep him on the antibiotics for a lot longer. They have the respiratory therapist working with Sam.... lots of treatments scheduled today. He wears a vest that inflates and vibrates to shake the congestion up to try and get it out of the lungs.
Highlights today: Ice cream this afternoon, maybe another move to the lazyboy, and some computer time!
Keep up the good work SAM.....we know it's a long road..........
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Hey Folks: Well Marsha and I are in Mad-town together! I arrived earlier this eve and we are reminiscing over past events, but mostly focused on the future and what it still has in store for us all. Sam that is where you come in. You have such great potential to come through this awful illness with more strength, courage and wisdom than most kids your age will ever develop over the next decade. Appreciate what you have and where you can go from today. Today it's ice cream tommorow it's who knows what? We are sitting here with our combined age of over 110 years and have never faced the stuggle or the obstacles that you have faced over the past 14 days. What that means is that you have tremendous fortitude, will and wisdom which others your age do not. May this give you confidence that you will fully recover and have a great future! We are in your corner - Give it your all! Love, Aunt Pam & Aunt Marsha
Hey sam wow real food! you must be happy. I can't believe how well you are doing. pretty soon you'll probably be talking and walking around. that vest sounds like a strange contraption though. that must be a hard process to go through. the hardest thing i've done today was put powder all over my dog to get rid of fleas.
Well I hope I can talk to you soon,
Ryan
Great going there Sam!! Bet the icecream tastes GOOOD. I know when my patients have been starved(even for only a couple of days)even the water tastes like nectar!! This has been an unbelievably hard fortnight for you,keep on impressing everyone with your amazing stamina & recovery... after this ,that hateful homework will seem like a breeze! GO SAM!!Jono has a new gym coach from England, so now he trains 4 days a week, he's still scrawny but has great muscle definition! It makes me feel not so mad, with all the hours on Runescape!! I have just promised him membership, cos now he does the lawns for me.
Rachel headed off yesterday to OPC, a week long adventure with school, tramping ,camping,caving,skiing,kayaking,team problem solving,abseiling etc,etc lucky her,the weathers great up here,so we're hoping its the same for her,she's 8hrs drive away.
Me,I'm off to do some gardening,summer is on its way here,YAHOO
Take care Graham, Cam,Marne & Kathryn, it must be soo wonderful seeing Sam smiling again xxx Love to you all.Sam, keep up the coughing & clearing, YOU ARE AMAZING!!
We are thinking of you Sam... Ethan and his family. Ethan has been bugging me to bring him to see you - bet you would LOVE that, right??!! When you are feeling up to it, let us know so Emma come too! We think of you often and know you are strong to get over your illness. Keep getting the crap our of your lungs so your parents can hear you yelling again!!! Love - ALL THE SLOCUM'S
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