Out with the old and in with the new! I have talked about Samuel's central line, but I realize most people have no idea what that actual is. It is a flexible tube that is tunneled under the skin and inserted into a main vein. Samuel's branches into two lumens so that he can receive multiple meds or blood products at once. This has been his reality for the past 10 months and why he has not been able to take a shower, go swimming or even take a bath in more than a few inches of water. It must be protected and kept sterile at all times to avoid serious infections.