Sam has done well today. He continues to get stronger and stronger each day. The big accomplishment for Sam today has been getting three walks in and spending longer times out of bed sitting in a chair. His main out of bed activities today have been eating and playing Lego's.
Kim also reported that while I was out of the hospital at the Ronald McDonald House on some R&R time this afternoon that Sam scooted his own body over to the side of the bed without assistance.
Sam also had his first post-op laugh today. His friends from Bloomington Bible Church filmed a Star Wars themed video in the basement of our church. He really got a kick out of it. Thank you Pastor John and the RISC teens for bringing that joy to Sam today.
The main prayer requests at this point for Sam are for his pain to be controlled with less and less pain medication and for his strength to continue to increase each day. In order for Sam to be released later this week, he will need to transition from the on demand pain treatments to oral pain medication. He also has to be strong enough so the doctors feel comfortable that he can be mostly independently mobile.
The surgery site on the back of his head and neck continue to look good with no sign of infection or leaking cerebral fluid. This is a praise and an answer to prayer. Please pray that this continues.
Happy Labor Day to all. We pray that Jesus will touch your hearts as He has ours during this journey.
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