Category: Sam & Max Updates

Sam continues to do really well; so well, that he was moved out of CICU to the cardiac step-down unit today!  We are so happy about this.  He now has his own room that is quieter, and Laura is now allowed to stay over night with him. He has been doing better with his feeds, […]

Overall, Sam is still doing really well, and he continues to make progress.  When we called for an update this morning before Laura left to visit him, they had already removed his catheter and one of his heart lines, and they were planning on removing the bulk of his chest tubes and lines.  By noon, […]

OK, maybe I’m biased, but I can’t believe how well Sam is doing.  I didn’t even think that I’d be writing an update today, because it was supposed to be a low-key day of resting for Sam.  But he’s doing so well, that there’s lots of news to share. [singlepic id=63 w=320 h=240 float=right] They […]

Today they closed the incision on Sam’s chest!  There was a chance that it was going to be done yesterday, but Dr. Kirshbom decided to wait until today to give Sam’s body a chance to expel more of the excess fluids and to give him another day to rest.  In addition to closing his chest, they […]

We were able to see Sam last night after he got settled in the CICU.  Although he was wired for everything and tubes were going in and coming out, he really looked great!  There were a couple things about his appearance that made us a little uneasy: First he was really puffy, making him look […]

4:45 am:  We got up at 3 am to get ready to bring Sam to the hospital.  Since the boys decided to get up an party at 11 o’clock for an hour and a half, we did not get as much sleep as we would like.  Now we are on our way to the hospital. […]

Dear Family and Friends, [singlepic id=55 w=320 h=240 float=right] We finally have a date set for Sam’s surgery!  If all goes as planned, his surgery will be on Friday, October 16th.  On October 15th, we’ll bring Sam in for some pre-op procedures, then on the sixteenth, we’ll bring him back at 6 a.m. for the […]

Hello all! I’m sorry it’s been a while since the last update, but a lot has been going on!  First, below is the latest monkey picture (you can see them all on the Family Photos page).  Can you believe they’re eight months old?! [singlepic id=39 w=320 h=240 float=center] Since the last update, Max has started […]

Hello- Here are a few pictures of Sam and Max.  Included is this month’s Monkey picture (we take a picture of them with their monkey each month on the sixth to see how much they’ve grown).  This month the boys are sitting up (sort of)!  Also included is a picture of Sam helping himself to […]

Hi- The other day, Sam had another appointment with the cardiologist.  He’s doing great… In fact, Sam’s doing so great, that his head surgeon has decided that his surgery doesn’t need to be for another six to nine months!  The point of waiting is so Sam is as big and strong as possible for the […]