Well, I didn't think this would happen anytime soon, but we just got word today that we've got the o.k. to take out the trach! Wow! I am so excited and relieved and a whole bunch of other things I can't describe. So many things are running through my head right now. No more machines in the bedroom, I can finally get a babysitter!!!, no more weekly/monthly infections and hospital stays, we can actually put clothes in your closet instead of medical supplies. Like I said, so many things running through my mind!
We were only "supposed" to have the trach for a couple of months, but it's been over a year already. When he stopped eating in December, I just knew that we'd have the trach in for a couple more years, but no, that's not going to happen now! I'm reminded of just about a year ago when I almost lost him because of that stinky old trach. On the way home from Disney World last May, we stopped at a rest area and his trach got plugged. He turned blue on me and I had to "bag" him until the ambulance arrived. It all happened so fast I didn't even hear that a helicopter had landed about 100 ft beside me to take us to the hospital. The pilot turned my headphones so that I could only hear him talking to me. But what they didn't realize is that when I was completely quiet, I could hear the two EMT's working on Lucas talking to the hospital staff saying how critical he was and they weren't sure if he would make it to the hospital. Well obviously he made it, the boy is a true fighter. He's been through so much and come out on top swinging every time.
Enough sad stories, my boy is getting his trach out. And soon, I'll be able to hear him all the time now. I'll get to hear him laugh, babble, cry, everything..he won't have to work so hard just to talk now. Soon, he'll say "mama" and "daddy". I am so happy. I love you my little man!
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