Welcome Home Samuel

Samuel was discharged yesterday around noon after having a peaceful nights sleep. I told the Dr. that either I was so exhausted I did not hear the alarms going off during the night or that there were none for a change. There were no further episodes of SVT which gives us further confidence in the success of the ablation. Samuel did not have much energy yesterday and exhibited a lot of weakness, most likely due to the let down of the week and to his lack of good nourishment as it has taken him a while to regain his appetite after his cold/virus. He curled up on the recliner and slept for 3 hours so you know he was exhausted. We all got naps in so that was most helpful. The site where they entered his artery in his groin area is pretty sore and we are told that we need to keep him from running for a week. The doctor smiled at us and said "good luck with that one!" But other than making sure the two sites (groin & neck) heal up there is no further follow-up needed. What a praise!

Emma and Grandma planned a "Welcome Home" party for Samuel. They ordered him a Wall-E cake and got his favorite ice cream too (Deer Traxx). Luca had a very hard day as I think he had his limit of abnormalities. Each child dealt with this past week in a different manner but we hope attitudes and emotions can be tamed down a bit as the days progress.

We are now trying to regain our footing and prepare for our departure to California on Monday. Thanks for keeping us in your prayers as always!