8/9/13 Update from Jennifer

Sammy update 8/9/13: as Samuel was not being medically treated as an ICU patient, he was moved from the SICU to the Neuro unit yesterday. Sam receives nursing care every hour. They check his vitals every 2 hours, but he is not hooked to monitors. The biggest concern is that Sam can't communicate yet (he is still in a coma, with periods of wakefulness); his trache is so new, & he gets very worked up when he coughs up anything (out of the trache). his coughs are violent & wear him out. Sammy did wonderfully last night. The staff on M5 are doing everything they can to make Sam (& his Mom) comfortable. His room # is M-523. Visiting hours are Noon-8:30. We will be here until we transfer to Sunnyview, waiting for paperwork to be processed. Happy Friday - wish it wasn't raining!