November 5, 2006

Samantha has had a good week and weekend. She had a great time on Halloween. It was heart warming to Kurt and I to see that smile on our daughters face for almost 2 hours straight.
She has been taking walks everyday trying to regain the strength in her legs. It some times takes a little coaxing but she eventually gives in. She still has a tremor in her left arm but seems to be using it more. As far as seizures she has been doing pretty well. We still have occassional breakthrough but nothing like they were a few weeks ago. Some days are better than others. Some how she always comes out smiling.
We are going to Orlando on Tuesday to see her neurosurgeon (just a check up after her surgeries) and we also made an appointment with her neurologist there. We are hoping to change her seizure meds, now that she does not take chemo there are a lot more choices. We have been researching our options and hope the doctor agrees with our thoughts. If we can limit her to one or two meds instead of four we feel she will have a lot more energy and maybe won't be in such a fog. Maybe we will be able to get her back into school for a few hours a week if that is the case. That is our goal anyway.
We will be scheduling her next MRI for the first week of December. Lets hope this is the one that gives us the results we have been praying for.
Your love, support, and prayers keep us strong and we really can't thank you enough for all you have done and continue to do for us.
With love & hope,
Audra, Kurt, Christopher, Samantha, & Jason