February 15, 2007,

Samantha continues to fight. She has had a lot of changes over the past few days. She has lost the ability to swallow. This of course changes so much for her. Besides not being able to eat or drink she can no longer take her seizure meds. Of course this through her little body into distress (she has been on those meds for over a year) and like most meds stopping them abruptly causes problems. We now have her on IV meds to control the seizures and relax her body. She was also having some wet breathing sounds, her lungs are still clear, it seems it was just in her throat due to the inability to swallow her saliva -- because of this onset her IV fluids have been discontinued as well. We have had her on and off oxygen due to her levels dropping.
We have hospice nurses coming in at night now to help us through. We have been very fortunate to have such a great team of people helping us take care of her.
Please continue to pray for Samantha and all of us as we continue to struggle through the days ahead. As always thank you for all your support, love, and prayers -- they all mean so much to us.
With love,
Audra, Kurt, Christopher, Samantha, & Jason.