Eight Months Later....

I have a prayer request for Samuel tonight. The last few weeks have been very hard on him. We keep thinking the next surgery or procedure will help, but it doesn't. His pain is intolerable at times and he is exhausted and very down. Today was the worst day in months. He remained in bed all day long trying to "sleep through the pain." A couple of weeks ago, before Christmas, we made the decision to take him to Johns Hopkins Hospital for the rest of his care because we feel like he is falling through the cracks at Memorial Hermann now. His trauma team was wonderful, but now he has different doctors and it seems like they just give him pain medicine instead of finding the source of the pain and dealing with the problems. I don't think I can handle another day of watching Samuel hurting or his eyes glassy from the pain meds he needs just to make it through the day. I know we need more help than we are getting here and we both realize that Baltimore is where he needs to be. Before Christmas, we started making arrangements to get him there, but we still don't have a date. Please pray that we get answers tomorrow and that we can head that way soon!  I know it will be so hard to be away from my family here, especially the little ones, but I also know that Samuel needs Dr. Gearhart and I trust him to do what is best for Samuel.  He is not making any progress anymore and he has lost more weight due to the stress of being in so much pain. Please pray for the pain to cease and for things to fall into place so we can get him to Baltimore for at least an evaluation and more testing. Answers from the best doctor in this field would be so welcomed right now.  Today was 8 months since his accident and it feels as if we are only taking steps backwards lately. Please pray that God show His favor on Samuel and heal his body. Pray for strength and will to fight!  We are trusting in Jesus!!!