Caption from my sister’s FB original post back in 2011:
what this??...why, it's sk (aka Samantha Koontz) in the paper, with beloved bf Sam Strider Halbert.
how did i not know of this until today when we happen to pop into ingles?? <3
From our second year volunteering together at Blue Mountain Pizza for the community Thanksgiving dinner 😻 I remember being SO thrilled that Matt put me in charge of the pie table. I also remember Sam and I joking that he was checking out my butt vs the pies in this picture...front page news indeed 😹
We started weaning down Sam’s seizure meds on Friday. 💃🏻 It’s a very slow, gradual process but everything is normal so far. With all the meds we’ve taken him off of, I have a good idea what to expect. Right now, we’ve got the extra tiredness and things being just a bit harder. We hold at this level (down by ~8%) for 2 weeks and then do another drop. This is one of what I call the ‘heavy hitters,’ high doses, very intense medication and he’s been on it since his injury in July of 2019. It’s a very exciting but also very anxious time 😬
BUT, right now, everything is great! We got some AMAZING new yesterday that I’ll fill everyone in on soon. I’m making some real progress on a personal project I’ve been working on. Life is good, y’all! Loves 💛
#SaveSamStrider