Monday, 5/13/13 @ 4:55 pm
I’ve spent most of the day in Samuel’s room. We washed him, clipped his nails and learned how to get him in the spine brace. It is very important that his back does not arch at all. We have to sort of roll him to one side, place the brace under his back and gently roll him back into the back of the brace. Then we put the front half of the brace on. He also has a bin...der to help support the muscles in his abdomen. His incision is about 14 inches long so any movement is really painful for him. They said that typically they encourage patients who have a broken back to use their abdomen and legs to help support them when they are trying to move him, but in Samuel’s case his abdomen is in bad shape and he has a broken leg.
Today has been a tough day for him emotionally. They explained that he will need to be in a wheelchair or walker (to get to his chair) for eight to twelve weeks. Immediately his mind turned to the upcoming Autobahn show which was his last time to show. He asked me if he could show with just the walker. I told him that it was too big of a risk and that it would be irresponsible of us or anyone else to allow that. He broke down and started telling me that Joker would stand perfect and would never do anything to cause him to fall. I told him that it didn’t matter and that it wasn’t even a possibility. In some ways it is good that he is thinking about all that he wants to do, but in other ways it is really making him feel down. We talked about what a miracle it was that we were having this conversation after 11 days in shock-trauma ICU and what a blessing it was that they were saying the word, “When you go home.” He agreed, but brought up the subject of showing his steer a few more times. He is very emotional when he talks about this. It is hard to see your baby hurting. I am praising God though, that we can even have this conversation!
We also talked about not being able to return to college in the fall. He will need a lot of surgery and it will take about six months for his body to heal enough to have that surgery. Samuel wants to be a large animal veterinarian and he only needs a few more classes to get his Associate’s Degree and transfer to Texas A&M University. We discussed maybe taking some online classes as an alternative. I am not sure how all that works, but I am hoping it is something he can work around his surgeries or do in advance so he can stay caught up. Sarah said she will find out more about what classes are available and how it works at Blinn College. After 11 days here, it is amazing that we are even talking about school! God is good!!!
I’ve spent most of the day in Samuel’s room. We washed him, clipped his nails and learned how to get him in the spine brace. It is very important that his back does not arch at all. We have to sort of roll him to one side, place the brace under his back and gently roll him back into the back of the brace. Then we put the front half of the brace on. He also has a bin...der to help support the muscles in his abdomen. His incision is about 14 inches long so any movement is really painful for him. They said that typically they encourage patients who have a broken back to use their abdomen and legs to help support them when they are trying to move him, but in Samuel’s case his abdomen is in bad shape and he has a broken leg.
Today has been a tough day for him emotionally. They explained that he will need to be in a wheelchair or walker (to get to his chair) for eight to twelve weeks. Immediately his mind turned to the upcoming Autobahn show which was his last time to show. He asked me if he could show with just the walker. I told him that it was too big of a risk and that it would be irresponsible of us or anyone else to allow that. He broke down and started telling me that Joker would stand perfect and would never do anything to cause him to fall. I told him that it didn’t matter and that it wasn’t even a possibility. In some ways it is good that he is thinking about all that he wants to do, but in other ways it is really making him feel down. We talked about what a miracle it was that we were having this conversation after 11 days in shock-trauma ICU and what a blessing it was that they were saying the word, “When you go home.” He agreed, but brought up the subject of showing his steer a few more times. He is very emotional when he talks about this. It is hard to see your baby hurting. I am praising God though, that we can even have this conversation!
We also talked about not being able to return to college in the fall. He will need a lot of surgery and it will take about six months for his body to heal enough to have that surgery. Samuel wants to be a large animal veterinarian and he only needs a few more classes to get his Associate’s Degree and transfer to Texas A&M University. We discussed maybe taking some online classes as an alternative. I am not sure how all that works, but I am hoping it is something he can work around his surgeries or do in advance so he can stay caught up. Sarah said she will find out more about what classes are available and how it works at Blinn College. After 11 days here, it is amazing that we are even talking about school! God is good!!!
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