There's Light at the End of this Tunnel

Slowly, but surely, we are getting closer to the end of our stay here. There are only a couple more IV meds to be changed over to oral. Yesterday, we caught a brief glimpse of the “old” Samuel…..he read a whole book in one day!

The doctors have set a goal of getting Samuel well enough to be discharged next week on Monday. Instead of going home, Samuel will be transferred to the rehabilitation program at Fanny Allen Hospital. We don’t yet know how long he will need to be there, but the goal is to get him strong and ready to get back into life. There is a chance that he could go to rehab as soon as Thursday. We just have to see how all the new oral meds settle in. They don’t want to admit him on a Friday or over the weekend, so if he is not ready on Thursday, he’ll go on Monday.

Samuel’s blood pressure was great for about a day. Since this afternoon it has been only okay. He is still having a lot of trouble with nausea. It is really holding him back. Nausea is on the list of possible side effects for most of his medications. His elevated level of blood urea nitrogen could also be a factor. Please pray that this issue disappears or becomes manageable. It is often debilitating for Samuel.

The big excitement for today was changing rooms. Our big room was needed for two babies with RSV, so we packed up and moved across the floor….back to Room 587. It is a familiar and cozy room. Unfortunately, Samuel wasn’t well enough to walk to our new digs, so we rolled him there in his bed.

Keep praying! We are almost there!