A message from Sam to friends and family:

“Thank you to all for your thoughts, prayers, and support. I am doing okay out of the hospital and am spending most of my time focusing on my therapies and waiting for my vision to hopefully begin improving. The healing process is slow, but I am looking forward to making more improvements as I recover.

I’d like to thank my parents and siblings for all their help during this time, keeping everyone updating and taking care of me as I get better.”