Quick Update

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has been praying for us.  We have sure felt those prayers this week and I know we will continue to be blessed by them as we go into next week.  I wanted to update you on a couple of things we asked you to pray for.

First, John had his airway check on Wednesday and everything went great, just like I thought it would.  The Dr. said there was no granuloma that had formed and there was nothing new with his airway.  So the first step is completed and successful.  Now we are on to the next step.

We are expecting to get a call from the hospital on Monday letting us know they have a bed available for John.  When we get that call, likely in the afternoon, we will head up to the hospital.  So continue to pray for that first night, when he sleeps with his cap on.  The doctors will be looking for him to have no significant oxygen desaturations.  If he is able to sleep through the night with no significant desats, then we will be ready to take out the trach on Tuesday.  I'm pretty sure the parameters for the 2nd night will be much like the first.  So please continue to pray for us on Monday and Tuesday, as often as you think to.

And the other thing we asked you to pray about is his congestion.  I am happy to report that it seems to be clearing up.  Although his trach secretions still are more than usual, his nose seems to have cleared up, and that is the part I have been most concerned with.  But we still have the weekend to go and knowing that we will likely be outside most of the day tomorrow, we are still asking you to pray that we can keep his allergies at bay.  He is taking his regular allergy meds so we are just hoping they do their job and he can go into Monday with his nose still clear.  He is in a fantastic mood today and I am hoping that will continue.

There is a slight possibility that they will not have a bed available for him on Monday.  If they don't, then they will put him on the list for Tuesday.  We are really hoping that they have a bed on Monday because we are ready to get on with this and not have it drag out over the course of next week.]

May you all have a very happy and blessed Easter weekend with your families and friends.  And let us all remember what it is we are celebrating this weekend.

xoxo