Update on Samuel

Samuel is doing really well.  He is having some complications though and is back in the hospital for another procedure because the nephrostomy tubes are not working properly.  He had to drop his Summer II Biology class because he missed four days when he was in the hospital last time. Blinn College has been wonderful about working with Samuel.  He only needs his two Biology classes and Spanish and then he can get his Associates degree and will be transferring to Texas A&M University. 

 

I have a new prayer request in addition to Samuel's needs. Back in June we were turned in to Adult Protective Services with accusations of abuse and medical neglect of Samuel.   The social worker came out, visited with Samuel, and quickly realized that the accusations were false and that this was just some malicious hateful person who was trying to create problems for our family.  Well, last week she called again and they've turned us in a second time. She already called home health and people in charge of assisting us in caring for Samuel. This time there was the same allegations and they are using the infection he had as a base for their accusations.  Obviously they are using the updates on our blog and Facebook to hurt our family. I share the updates because I was requested to do so by many people and I understand the power of prayer and that we have some strong prayer warriors who have fervently prayed for Samuel through this whole ordeal. Unfortunately, Samuel will have many infections due to the nature in extent of his injuries. The particular infection (VRE) that he had though is only found in hospitals and is in his blood stream, but not actively in a wound at this time. It is very common in people who have spent many months in the hospital. Our family and Samuel's doctors are doing everything humanly possible to give Samuel the best of care. Please pray for the hearts of those who are using this difficult time to fulfill themselves by adding additional stress to our family. Our case worker told us she has 30-33 cases at one time. It is sad that she is having to waist her time following up false reports when there are people out their who really do need help.

 

Samuel's procedure will be at 9:00 AM this morning. I will post an update when he is in recovery. Pray that the procedure goes well and that he can eat and possibly go home this evening. Thank you for all the love, prayers, and support you have shown our family. You can't imagine what it means to us, we are truly blessed.