On December 12th, Sam was hit by a car while riding his bicycle and suffered a traumatic brain injury. This is his journey.

Saturday, December 10, 2016

12/11 - Sam's Journey - Day 365



It is very hard to fathom that tomorrow (Monday) will mark one year since the accident happened. We're kind of dreading it, and at the same time it gives us an opportunity to celebrate how far Sam has come. Monday also is the beginning of the last week of the semester for Sarah and me, as well as the last week for Sam of outpatient rehab. He's excited. For me, it's bittersweet. He has made insane amounts of progress there, and the therapists have far surpassed what we were hoping for. (And our hopes were high.) The good news is that he is ready to go back to school, and they are ready for him. The plan that was laid out in the meeting left no stone unturned. I am incredibly impressed with the amount of forethought and man hours that were put into this far in advance of him going back. I am confident that he is in the best of hands. We chose to move to Plano because of the school district, and they are taking very good care of our boy. Wildcat Nation, we are grateful for you!

Additionally, the tube did indeed come out on the 28th! Sam is thrilled, we are thrilled, and we move on to the next goal. We have decided that we will use the button covers as tree ornaments this year, because that's just how we roll. Thanks for all of the prayers and encouraging comments that day!

Finally, we are back from our trip, and it was excellent. It was good to be together with relatively little stress. We purposefully did not pack our schedule, although Friday was rather tiring. The concert was incredible. Billy Joel is without a doubt, the consummate entertainer. Jim was saying that he was so tired at the end of the concert. Then he remembered that Billy had been performing all night (including a 4-5 song encore) at the age of 67, so he decided that he wouldn't complain too much. He (Billy) missed very few of our favorites, and it was an amazing show. Here are some pics of our weekend:



Boy bonding at a pit stop







Lunch at Mi Tierra




 Riverwalk-ing




And, concert time!




Finally, quite a while ago in this journey, I'd posted a video of Sam singing She's Always a Woman. We were thrilled when it was a part of the concert. Here is most of the song. Peace, #TeamSam, and thanks for walking this year with us!




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