Hope for Samantha

Thursday, March 30, 2006

March 30, 2006

Today was the last day of radiation for Samantha. She has been such a trooper through last past 6 1/2 weeks we are all so proud of her.
We were hoping to be on our way home today but Samantha's blood counts continue to drop. She was tested today and now has to wear a mask to protect herself from infection. She will be tested again tomorrow to make sure she does not need another transfussion before the weekend. Kurt & Christopher flew in yesterday to suprise her and will be here until tuesday. Our hopes are to all go home together. If her body starts to recover and we see the counts rising that is a possibility. Please keep that in your prayers for her.
Love,
Audra, Kurt, Christopher, & Samantha

Samantha's last day of Radiation!!!!!

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Saturday, March 25, 2006

March 25, 2006

Samantha has only 4 radiation treatments to go. We had to stop her chemo on Monday as her plateletts were critically low and she had to receive a transfussion. She handled it well and had no side effects. She was retested on friday and her plateletts seem to be recovering slowly. We will test again on Monday and are praying that there is a signifigant increase so she will not need another transfussion and can go home thursday as planned. As always she is in great spirits and is always smiling. We can not thank you all enough for all your love & support. Please keep praying that Samanthas body will recover itself so she can go home and be with her family and friends.
Love to all.

Audra, Kurt, Christopher, & Samantha

Sunday, March 19, 2006

March 19, 2006

Samantha had a busy weekend with her daddy and brother and was loving every minute of it. She was actually running after Christopher today and has limited the use of her walker tremendously. She continues to get stronger and more amazing every day. It was so hard to say goodbye to each other once agian today but knowing we will be going home in two weeks really helps. We have started shipping boxes home and started the count down. As always thank you all for your generousity, love, & support. Please keep those prayers alive.
Love,
Audra, Kurt, Christopher, & Samantha
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Friday, March 17, 2006

March 17, 2006

Samantha has now finished 4 1/2 weeks of radiation and only 2 weeks to go. She started losing her hair about 2 weeks ago and decided yesterday to shave what was left. She remains in good spirits and does not let much of anything get her down. Her steroids are being lowered every three days and we are close to being off them completely. We are looking forward to that as they have so many side effects.
Today we spent a few hours at the Memphis Zoo. Her & Christopher really enjoyed it and of course Kurt & I were very happy to have our family together smiling. Enjoy the pictures. I'm sure I will be adding more after the weekend is over. As always please keep on praying for Samantha.
Love,
Audra, Kurt, Christopher, & Samantha
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Wednesday, March 08, 2006

March 8, 2006

Samantha still continues to show improvement each day. She is getting around on her own more and is getting stronger. Today she completed her third week of radiation and has 3 1/2 more to go. She remains in good spirits and is always smiling. At the hospital today we got a visit from "Dora The Explorer" which really excited her. As you can see in one of the pictures she rode a trike around the hallways of the hospital all morning and was really cruisin.
Tonight at the house we had a pizza party and a visit from the River Kings who are a hockey team here. You will also see a picture of Samantha with their mascot "Sheldon". Her eyes lit up when she saw him coming. Hope you enjoy the pictures and thank you again for all your love & support. As always please keep the prayers alive.
Love,
Audra, Kurt, Christopher, & Samantha
 
 
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Hope for Samantha Golf Outing

Hope for Samantha Golf Outing
(Sponsored by the Buonfiglio and Britton Families and Friends)
April 10th, 2006

Samantha is a bright and beautiful six year old girl who has recently been diagnosed with a rare inoperable brain tumor. Samantha was treated at Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando, Florida where she spent several weeks in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. She was then transferred to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee where she is currently undergoing extensive radiation treatment daily for eight weeks along with ongoing chemotherapy. As you can imagine, with this type of life threatening disease, the medical costs that Samantha’s family have incurred are astronomical. By participating in the golf outing, you can help Samantha’s family defray some of these medical expenses. All proceeds from the outing will go directly to the “Samantha Britton Medical Fund”.


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Hope for Samantha Golf Outing


April 10, 2006

Port Jefferson Country Club
44 Fairway Drive, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Tel: 631-285-1814

Shotgun start at 10:30 am SHARP - Scramble Format

Continental Breakfast, Lunch, and Cocktail Hour and Awards Dinner to follow


Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place, Longest Drives, Closest to the pin, Raffles and Silent Auction.


$300 per person includes Golf, Cont. Breakfast, Lunch, Cocktail Hour and Dinner.


Hole Sponsorship: $500 Sole sponsorship of hole
$100 Shared sponsorship of hole
(Please provide Logo) to nbuonfiglio@newlinenoosh.com

Donations of raffle prizes or items for the golfers' Goodie Bag will be greatly appreciated. Contact Louis LaVigna at lou@spotlightps.com or Jeff Lollo @ lu909@aol.com




PLEASE SEE REGISTRATION FORM:

Hope for Samantha Golf Outing

Registration form

Make Checks Payable to: "The Samantha Britton Medical Fund"

PLEASE COMPLETE AND MAIL THIS FORM WITH YOUR CHECK TO:

The Samantha Britton Medical Fund
c/o Lollo
22A 15th Street
Bayville, NY 11709

(Tax ID# is 20-4233699)


Names: __________________________________

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Phone number of one contact: _________________

Amount Paid: $_____________

Hole Sponsorship: $________________

Unable to attend this year but have enclosed my donation for: $__________


Please make copies of this registration form for additional groups

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON THE COURSE

Saturday, March 04, 2006

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Thursday, March 02, 2006

March 2, 2006

Samantha has made remarkable progress since we have been in Memphis at St. Jude. She has been using her wheelchair less everyday and is up walking with a walker for the most part. She is doing radiation therapy 5 days a week and has been so brave to go in and get it done without sedation. She is also handling her first round of chemo therapy like a trooper. Her left eye that was completely closed when we arrived here is now open and as bright and beautiful as her right eye. She is attending school 3 days a week and is working hard to keep up with her kindergarden curriculum. It is her favorite part of the day. She has graduated from speech class, still attends physical & occupational therapy 3 days a week.
When she is not at the hospital working so hard she is starting to enjoy her coloring, crafts, and dolls again. The return of her smile and laughter has been a blessing and brightens our days.
Thank you for all your love and support, please keep those prayers alive.
Audra, Kurt, Christopher, & Samantha