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Sam's Fires Diary - Day 10
Day 10 of Sam's FIRES Diary
Tuesday 1 April 2021
Location: Nottingham Queens Medical Centre, Paediatric Critical Care Unit
Extracts taken from diary and text updates sent to family and friends.
7am I got to bed around midnight last night. Waking up is incredibly painful. The…
Sam's Fires Diary - Day 9
Day 9 of Sam's FIRES Diary
Tuesday 31 March 2021
Location: Nottingham Queens Medical Centre, Paediatric Critical Care Unit
Extracts taken from diary and text updates sent to family and friends.
11am As usual I woke up feeling incredibly anxious. I feel I am in a permanent state…
Sam's Fires Diary - Day 7
Day 7 of Sam's FIRES Diary
- Monday 29 March 2021
Location: Nottingham Queens Medical Centre, Paediatric Critical Care Unit
Extracts taken from diary and text updates sent to family and friends.
9am Woke up feeling sick with nerves. Today is a big day as Sam is due to have his…
Day 6
Day: 6
Date: Sunday 28 March 2021
Location: Nottingham Queens Medical Centre, Paediatric Critical Care Unit
10:30am As the main ward is more noisy than the isolation room Sam is wearing ear plugs as we think noise and touch may be a trigger for his seizures. Last night the nurse also…
Day 4
Day 4 of Sam's FIRES Diary
- Friday 26 March 20216
Location: Nottingham Queens Medical Centre, Paediatric Critical Care Unit
2.30pm My brother has sent over a video of a story he has read for Sam with, called “The Day the Crayons Quit” and a video message from his cousins. Such a fab idea…
Day 3
A Mother's Love
- Thursday 25 March 2021
Location: Nottingham Queens Medical Centre, Paediatric Critical Care Unit
08:00 Sam had a fair night. He is sedated to the level of a general anesthetic, he can’t really be sedated any further. They are still trying to rest his brain, so it…
Day 2
A Mother's Love
- Day 2: Wednesday 24 March 2021
Location: Nottingham Queens Medical Centre, Paediatric Critical Care Unit
09:30 Last night was not great for Sam. He is still having seizures, but they are trying different medications to get on top of them. However, they initially…
