![]() The mission, should we accept it, was for everyone to be ready to leave for a surprise dinner honoring Sam. Our daughter-in-law Allison, in the gray and white stripes, would text everyone with the good news. The good news we all wanted to hear would include one word: PASSED! If that word wasn't in the message, well, celebration canceled. But it happened! Our son Sam took and passed a very long, difficult test yesterday. Once he finished, the computer generated the results to the proctor: PASSED! Sam is now a Certified Surgical First Assistant at St. Vincent Hospital in Indy. Yes, the big one. He's been a Certified Surgical Tech for several years now, working in surgeries of every kind that you can possibly imagine and many that you can't. We are so proud of our boy. He's also the Robotics Coordinator there. I have to give God all the praise how He has had his hand on this boy who has had more obstacles than computerized tests to overcome. How about open-heart surgery at 11 months, and again at age 19. But still, he perseveres. And we can't be more thankful for his wife Allison, and for her supportive, wonderful family. Blessings. The newly certified Surgical First Assistant, (CSFA) Sam, left, and little bro, Ben, last night. Also surprising Sam last night was his good buddy, also a CSFA at St. V., Jas Sharp. We all met up at the Castleton MCL. Jas leads the pack, then Sam chatting with his sister-in-law, Lauren, who is a nurse practitioner at Riley Hospital, then his father-in-law, John, and Brian behind him. The rest of the group had already gotten their food.
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Betty and Eldon
3/13/2018 08:47:11 am
Just want to send a Big Congratulations for Sam's accomplishment. What a celebration for such a
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Donna Cronk
3/13/2018 06:14:27 pm
Thank you Betty and Eldon! It was a lovely evening.
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Way to go Sam! (I'm sure there are many more accomplishments to come in this family.) I remember a saying I heard when my boys were in Junior High. "The harder you work, the luckier you get!" I know Sam has worked hard and perhaps a little luck thrown in too!
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Donna Cronk
4/18/2018 10:05:02 am
Certainly ... God's blessing on his finding this field, getting into it, doing so well, and loving the work.
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