Sam Homeward Bound
We must dare to be happy, and dare to confess it, regarding ourselves always as the depositories, not as the authors of our own joy
–Henri Frederic Amiel
Three weeks ago, Sam, my son, was unconscious and on a respirator in a hospital ICU, as he had been for 24 hours following an auto accident that took place about 9:30 PM February 4.1
Two days from now (Tuesday, February 27, 2007), Sam is scheduled to be discharged home.
He has made remarkable gains since his accident and seems to gain strength literally every day. That is not to say he won’t require a prolonged post-discharge period of convalescence and outpatient therapy.
Nonetheless, there is reason for joyfulness, and I invite you all to share this celebration. (A true cynic – like me, for example – knows that there are so few genuine reasons for rejoicing that we cannot afford the luxury of wasting one.)
Sam, Max, & I appreciate the thoughts, prayers, cards, emails, stuffed animals, and other symbols of caring and offer our thanks to each of you.
Footnotes
- See post regarding the accident and hospital admission: ~Things Change~ ~back~
Heck, I’m so sorry. I had been reading HOAG intermittently due to work pressure and other things, and missed the Sam posts.
Take care of yourself, and I hope Sam’s rehabilitation is everything it can be. The sister-in-law is looking pretty good now, and Sam has youth on his side. I’ll be thinking of you both. Hope the Mesomorph is not feeling too wretched.
Comment by Helen — February 27, 2007 @ 3:05 am