Thursday Morning Report

I am sorry if I am direct and to the point today. Aaron made it up to my place last night and we unloaded our first load of furniture and have been loading all morning long to try to get as much moved out while I have his help, so I am a little rushed this morning.

Blake is still working hard to breath. The Dr. that did the swallow test said that he believes that Blake may be working so hard to breath that he is not able to swallow. It is really looking like they will end up doing a Tracheotomy. If they do not do it today they can’t get him in tell Monday. They will do another scope today to see if the Botox is working at all before they go with the surgery. The Dr. and his staff have been great. An inter is going to be in the meeting today with the tracheotomy specialist as they explain things to Chad and Becky about the surgery and care. Dr. Park says that Blake will be a brand new boy with this surgery and will be so much more comfortable, and would hopefully be able to eat on his own.

The idea behind the trach would be that it would give two years for Blake to grow and be able to breath and be healthy. Two years of growth will mean his vocal cords and trachea, and everything else, will be bigger and either open up on it’s own, or give them enough to work with. He is still such a little guy that they really can’t do anything other than the Tracheotomy.
Dr. Park really praised Chad and Becky on their ability to take such good care of Blake with his condition. Although he is pretty skinny for his height, he has been given the proper nutrients to be strong/healthy in all other areas.

I hope to have more info this afternoon. It may be later before I can get to a computer, but I will do my best to post as soon as I get new updates.