Summer 2013 - Thanks Gillette!

Sam has been having a great summer. We started with an appointment with Dr. Healy and it was decided to skip surgery this summer! We are keeping the IM nail in his right femur for extra support for now. The femur is still curved a bit forming a Shepard's Crook deformity. We will let Sam's body work on remodeling that for now.  Had to  laugh when I received the transcript from that visit. Dr Healy had written Sam should have an active but safe summer. My continual struggle is where is that line between safe and being a kid.

That evening we were able to participate in Dream Night at the Minnesota Zoo. We had a great time at the Zoo. Sam was to busy looking at where he wanted to go next to look at the camera!

The next week we were able to meet with Paige and and Rita  from Gillette's Public Relations department so they can get to know Sam a little bit and see if his story can help someone else find the great services of Gillette. They also gave Sam a great little goody bag with a bear, book, and back pack. 

Then Gillette gave us tickets to a Twins game at the end of June. Not only tickets, but Sam got to lead the running of the bases after the game! We made a day of it and took the train from Mall of America to the game.

Our last bit for this summer was participating in Miracle Treat Day for Gillette. Gillette is a Children's Miracle Network hospital, the only one here in MN. Once a year Dairy Queen hosts a Miracle Treat Day where they give $1 of every Blizzard sold to CMN which locally goes to Gillette. In 2012 they raised over $250,000 for CMN. Locally our DQ had a goal of selling 1,000 Blizzards.

There will be more about our summer to come. This is just the parts made possible by Gillette. Though ultimately, all of it is due in part to the great care we receive at Gillette that has enabled Sam to be the kid he wants to be with out to many limitations!