New update on Sam
So this past Wednesday (October 1) Sam had his halo removed! Soo very happy about that! I will be doing my final bit of RT training this upcoming Wednesday (taking Sam out of his room "portable" ~ which means Sam in his wheelchair with no extra trailing bits of equipment, everything will be stored on his chair). Once I am signed off on that, we will be able to schedule his discharge date! About damn time.
Yesterday was a big day in that I got to give Sam a bath. Oh sweet gods...he needed one. It's going to take several to get down to the skin (the vest part of his halo made it impossible to wash him adequately so there's a lot of built up dead skin that needs to be sloughed away). I will be working on that over the next few days, which means also that we'll be figuring out the best way to get him to the bath and in and out of it. It's a tricky thing with him still being on the ventilator and needing constant support throughout the entire process. Next thing is giving him the haircut he wants (he likes his hair short!) and scrubbing his head (which is in much the same state as his chest and back).
Sam has consistent feeling to his fingertips on both hands now, and intermittent feeling on both feet! It feels like it's been forever, but when I stop and think, it's still really only been 3 months, which is nothing. He's so strong and I'm so proud of him. He's terribly excited about coming home and I can't wait to get him here.
Yesterday was a big day in that I got to give Sam a bath. Oh sweet gods...he needed one. It's going to take several to get down to the skin (the vest part of his halo made it impossible to wash him adequately so there's a lot of built up dead skin that needs to be sloughed away). I will be working on that over the next few days, which means also that we'll be figuring out the best way to get him to the bath and in and out of it. It's a tricky thing with him still being on the ventilator and needing constant support throughout the entire process. Next thing is giving him the haircut he wants (he likes his hair short!) and scrubbing his head (which is in much the same state as his chest and back).
Sam has consistent feeling to his fingertips on both hands now, and intermittent feeling on both feet! It feels like it's been forever, but when I stop and think, it's still really only been 3 months, which is nothing. He's so strong and I'm so proud of him. He's terribly excited about coming home and I can't wait to get him here.