July 28, 2005
July 28, 2005 | Updates
Samuel did have a better afternoon today. For about an hour, he lay on my lap and listened to me as I talked to him about the things he loves. He just sat and looked at me and followed me with his eyes. He was more coherent than I have seen him since the accident. And as I played with a little stuffed animal with him, he smiled and even laughed once. It was SO VERY NICE and refreshing to see him for just a moment. It filled my heart with the needed desire to keep pressing forward through this hard trial.Tonight, he was again posturing, but he seemed much more aware of me and I was more able to calm him down. I hesitated to leave him tonight, but he does have a one-on-one nurse and I need rest to be able to care for him tomorrow. I am afraid that the medication they have been giving him that has been settling him and helping him to sleep is not working well anymore. He did not sleep today after 11 am and I think it is because he is becoming immune to this medication. That is not good news, but I am hoping they will have something else to try.
I also met another family that has been here nearly 40 days since their 14 year old daughter, Tori, nearly drowned in an auto accident. As I spoke with them, I learned that there are many other conditions that may plague Samuel in the near future such as tremors and other related things. That was not good news, but it does prepare us as we were thinking this posturing was the only thing like this we would need to overcome. I hope he does not have to go through anything else like that, but he may.
I also wanted to tell you quickly about another man we met with a 6 year old daughter, Kaylene, that nearly drowned 2 days before Samuel’s accident. Through a series of events, we met him (Don) and have been able to share some of the gospel with him and give him and his daughter and his mother priesthood blessings to help them cope with their trial. (They did not know of the church at all before this.) They have become dear friends already and it is clear that we were meant to cross paths through these ordeals we are experiencing. It is nice to be doing something good as we care for Samuel by sharing our hearts and the gospel we so deeply believe in with these dear, dear people. Just another example of the Lord’s tender mercies.
Please keep Samuel in your prayers. His struggle to overcome this is most likely just beginning. We love you all. We are so loved and supported by you. Your messages are so wonderful!
Love,
Teresa
RSS feed for comments on this post.
TrackBack URI
