First, I would like to apologize for not posting earlier (Wed/Thu), I know there are a lot of you out there that are checking this blog regularly. I posted a few pictures of Luke, yesterday he got dressed for the first time and then today he sat in his custom stroller for a little while.
Since the accident, Sue has spent the night in Luke's room sleeping in a chair. Last night for the first time Sue slept at home, while Dad substituted. This is why I didn't post last night and while I am playing catch up tonight.
We are still on target to go home next Tuesday afternoon. We will have 24 hr nursing for at least the first few weeks. The interviews with the nurses has gone well and we can see God's hand in bringing them to us. Our training is wrapping up and we are doing most of the trach care and suctioning in the hospital, so the transition to home should be smooth.
Luke had a swallowgram yesterday that determines where his saliva goes, lungs or stomach. Unfortunately it is going into both places. Please continue to pray that God will restore Luke's ability to swallow and maintain his airway.
As I was leaving this evening, they were taking Luke down to get a x-ray to determine if the pneumonia is gone and how his partially collapsed lung is doing. He was also going to get an MRI to help in determining his prognosis.
Many have asked what we are going to our little girl and at this point we have talked about a couple of different names, but we have not landed on a specific one. One person from our church suggested we begin spelling our last name Searles, so the little girls name would begin with S and they suggested "Seven" and then "E" could be "Eight"....hmmm....I don't think we are going to start counting nor are we going to continue spelling. I will say that we are open to any letter of the alphabet, as we are finished spelling :)
Thank you for your prayers, support and words of encouragement, they mean so much to each of us. I know they mean a lot to many of you as well, as you have been encouraged by watching the Lord strengthen us in our time of need.
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We have some monkeys here too!!! Thanks for updating us and yes, we have all been waiting but understand too! I am thinking of Sue and how she has stayed with Luke. My heart feels for her. We will be praying for the x-rays and MRI and all.... I do hope as you go home you will still update us on Luke. I hope it is okay to ask.... if our churches or home schooling groups want to minister to you.... in what ways can we..??? We are praying and have been but maybe other ways... just a thought. Have a blessed night.... thanks again for the update.
Our prayers are with you.
Friends from GA,
Billy, Teena, Michael, Mandi, Dakota, Alyssa, Wyatt, Wesley
I am so glad to hear an update on Luke! We are still standing with you in prayer for a swift, full recovery. I'm so glad God brought y'all into my life, sure has had me praying more. Isn't it sad that even in a Christian family, sometimes it takes a potential tragedy to get us communing with god like we should anyway? I know you sharing Luke's story has probably had that effect on others as well. I do hope even after y'all go home you will still update. I imagine I speak for most of the regulars here, we feel like Luke is a part of our family, and we would miss him if we didn't know what was going on with him!
In Christ,
Sherry and dh Jason, ds Jon, dd Emmy, dn Katy
Julie in NC, I feel like I know you, we received the cards your childeren made, what a blessing. Maybe someday we will get a chance to actually meet.
Hi Gordy, Sue and Family! We just wanted to say thank you so much for all of the posts, the pictures of Luke and the rest of the family are great I think the pictures really help us feel like we can see the little man we are praying for. I just wanted to comment though about your apology for not updating for a couple days. We have had a blog for a couple years now and though our circumstances for starting our blog were much different, you should never feel obligated to post every day. Know that we all understand that you have a busy life with a busy family and we will continue to pray and look for updates as life continues for all of us. We pray for you guys everyday even though you don't post every day and I know that there are hundreds of others who do the same.
I think the thing that I like most about this blog is how you give specific areas of needs and it is just amazing to think that there are possibly hundreds of people talking to Jesus about one little boys need to relearn how to swallow-that has got to move the heart of the Father, don't you think?! I do! Bless you all!
Love, the Burns Family
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