Luke had his trach changed today for the first time. The surgeon that performed the tracheostomy came and removed the old trach and put in a new trach. At which point he turned to me and said "now it is your turn". I looked at him with some surprise and said okay. I must admit I was a bit nervous and at first it didnt want to go in, however I was successful. We are being trained to suction Luke's trach along with cleaning it and being able to care for it.
Love you guys and always remember whatever the circumstances of life, God is good. God has been faithful to my family and I pray that each and every person that is reading this will come to a full understanding of God's mercy and love. He is a faithful friend and no greater love then this to lay down a life for another.
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GO Gordy GO.....Time to cheer all of you on as you learn to care for sweet Luke....and are able to take Him home with you....Home with His family where he will get the ultimate love and care as well as Im sure lots of singing, stories and kisses from His siblings...I know with my children how important they are to one another and when one is away how much they miss them..So I can imagine how much they all miss Luke right now and are looking forward to his coming home very soon.
We are praying for Luke to have the ability to cough and swallow, for complete healing and for the transition time as you take Him home to care for him.
We are thanking the Lord that there was NO infection...another answer to PRAYER...God is faithful
Steve, Trisha, Stephen, Shelby, Savannah, Caleb, Nate Novotny
Just wanted to check before going to sleep. It is late here on the East coast. Wow, way to go! You are a testimony to us all. I know this is going to sound funny but could you tell Luke that his friend named Wesley from Georgia is praying for him! Wesley is close to Luke's age .. he is 14 months. When our 5th child was born Wyatt... Richard Wheeler's grandson "Baby William" was born (@23wks).. we would pray with our Wyatt for Baby William and now we are praying with our Wesley for your Luke! I hope all this makes sense! God is indeed showing us HIS awesomeness!
blessings,
friends from GA
Billy, Teena, Michael 19, Mandi 15, Dakota 11, Alyssa 7, Wyatt 2 1/2, Wesley 14 months
Way to go Gordy. Like all new things it is scary. One aspect of working with Luke in this way is that you know you are helping him. This is a physical reminder, to you, that you are really helping him. Helping people in need can be big job. Every day you and the rest of Luke's "support group" should give yourselves a pat on the back.
Hi Luke, I hope you are doing better. It must be a nice feeling to get so much love. Sleep tight.
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