Loving Summer

Overall, Sam is doing really well. He’s been rid of the PICC line since June! His g-tube feedings are running eighteen hours a day, which is kind of a bummer, BUT way better than having a PICC line.

He’s been happy and healthy. Healthy.

Summer is usually good to Sam. He generally stays out of the hospital and virus free. We love summer. He loves summer.

Dancing with my buddy, Hank.

Yep, that is a frog you see.

I don’t eat, but I love tasting ice cream!

We have had two doctors tell us, in order for Sam to get his trach (breathing tube) out, he needs to be successful in school for a couple of months. For them, that means stay out of the hospital and off all the hard core treatments when he does get sick. You’ve got this buddy!

I don't like getting poked so much.

Stay cool.

He recently had his lab appointment for his new specialty, endocrinology. The poor kid has so much PTSD. He knows as soon as we go through the double doors something bad is going to happen. He did great though. After the poke, he was fine. They drew labs every 15 minutes for an hour. Results will take a couple weeks. As always, we will patiently wait and hope for whatever is best for Sam.

For now, we will continue to enjoy what we have left of this good, busy, beautiful summer. And pray he can start school and stay in school.

Sam Strong

Faith Over Fear