Monday, March 7th, 2005

There were blood pressure problems this morning.  Dr. Al didn't feel like there was much more that he could do.  Sam's vessels were leaking fluid into his tissues causing his blood pressure to keep dropping.  His nurse, Joy, was feeling she didn't know where to go from here either.  She gave him fresh frozen plasma and everything started turning around.  As of this afternoon and tonight Sam's counts are the best they have been yet.  Mommy Del was right when she said today would be a good day for Sam.  Dr. Schinko was in tonight and said that Sam's EEG did not show any seizure activity.  His brain waves are slow, but it is what would be expected at this point.  Dr. Schinko said to wait a couple of weeks and maybe she'll have a real reason to hug him.  Maur told him that her mother's intuition was telling her that the six week point would be an important date.  Dr. Schinko nodded his head in agreement.  Six weeks is the day after Easter.

--Katie Jessop's Journal Entry

**Sam first moved to command at 6 weeks and 4 days--so it was an important date in his recovery.

      ---Bec