Sam's Test

We got home this afternoon from Sam's 24-48 hour EEG.  He did great.  We got great results.  The doctor looked at his readings from Friday and talked to me on Friday evening.  She said she was very happy with what she was seeing (or not seeing).  She told me that she would check again this morning (Saturday), and she would send us on home if nothing showed up at night.

Sam finally went to sleep near 10:00.  They were videoing him the whole time they were monitoring him.  They knew we were up again between 1 and 2, twice, eating to bring up his blood sugar.  And they were surprised to see him  up playing the Wii at 6!  In fact, that activity surprised the doctor until she saw him on the video!

We have ruled out seizures.  He does not need seizure medication.  We are so thankful and relieved.  He may still have seizures later on because of what we know is on his MRI, but he does not have to have them.

I asked the doctor if we just go back and get Sam as much help as we can and continue on.  Her answer was yes.  His brain shows the scar tissue in an area of learning and processing and focusing.  So we need to make sure he gets rest and just keep working and praying that his brain will kick in and make up for what is missing or damaged.  That is going to be a lot of hard work.  But he has put in years of hard work already, as have many people who have helped him, so we will just keep working and praying.

Thanks for praying.  Thanks for the encouragement.  Sam was so busy, that his time went by so fast.  He had lots of treats from wonderful people.  And the hospital was great.  We picked Marley and Me for the movie yesterday afternoon.  Not five minutes later, Jacob, the biggest Golden Retriever I have ever seen, came to the room to visit Sam.  He had a Joy Jar on his bed when we got there.  That is a story I have followed for years, so I appreciated it so much and will try harder to follow up to support their mission.  Sam said he really had fun at the hospital...

Cindy and I ran into a couple of places on the way home.  It's fun to have a fellow Marshall's/Homegoods shopper with me.  We were all tired, so we did not do much; but it was good to stretch our legs after being cooped up.

Andrew ran an indoor track PR at ETSU while we were at the hospital.  He was happy.  Pete said he looked really good and strong.

Please still pray for Will.

Thanks.  We are relieved and ready to keep trying to find what works with Sam.  I cannot wait to see him curled up reading a good book like his mom and great grandmother love to do!