Thanksgiving Blessings

It was a beautiful sight!

Our Thanksgiving menu included turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, asparagus, sweet potato bread pudding, cranberry sauce, crescent rolls and pumpkin pie, but seeing Sam sitting at the table with a dollop of everything on his plate was huge; and the best news is that he was able to swallow a little bit (about a teaspoon) of everything. It was awesome!!!

This Thanksgiving holiday we had a triple blessing. Not only did our son Max and daughter-in-law Leslie drive in from Chicago, but my parents were able to join us for the holiday too! And, thanks to the marvels of technology, we were able to video conference with our daughter Deanna and her and her boyfriend Eric who reside in Arizona (along with Eric’s father, brother and sister who were visiting them) on the X-Box 360 which was so cool.

Unfortunately, at this writing, I don’t have Thanksgiving photos to post, but I hope to have some to share, soon.

Since my last post almost a week ago, we have a lot of praises to share. Sam is still taking several naps during the day, but nothing like a week ago, which tells me that he has adjusted to the dosage change. And, if all goes well, he will try to reduce the pain meds down a little more this week with the hopes of a twice a day dose instead of three times a day. His throat is still sore and it still hurts if he talks a lot, but his voice is sounding a little better – not so much like “Froggy” from “Our Gang - The Little Rascals”.

The biggest praise is that for the last three days he has increased his formula from 4 to 5 cans per day which means he’s getting 1875 calories per day instead of 1500/day which should give him more energy too. He is also trying to eat a little solid food every day. This is progress.

A Future Goal:

Sushi is one of Sam’s favorite foods, but turkey is a start. Holidays can be stressful but while this one was busy, it brought us a glimmer of hope.