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Monday last, Candy took Walker back to the ER, avoiding having to call 911. Again his breathing had gotten so difficult that only emergent care could to help him to stay afloat. Panic sets in and the snow ball starts rolling down hill at that point and only immediate breathing treatments combined with sedatives will suffice in settling Walker down.[...]
Walker has been home 12 days now since his last ICU visit and we are steady as she goes :-). Candy and Walker have developed a great rhythm of rest, exercise, breathing treatments, and food, then repeat, that seems to be working. As the writing I saw at the beach on Wednesday when doing a drive by visit says, “One step at a time, enjoy each day” is our motto right now. The main thing is we are making progress everyday in the right direction. We are very! thankful. [...]
You know the saying well and we are digging deep to put it into practice daily, ‘Life gives you lemons, make lemonade’. Candy wrote this on a recent Facebook post and she is doing her best to make lemonade considering Walker went on his 3rd ambulance ride in 4 weeks back to the 5th floor ICU where he is today. So, he has the lake view again and got the largest room on the floor, it’s Huge! Making Lemonade.[...]
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Walker came home late Monday afternoon the 9th from the ICU at AdventHealth. During his stay there this time around, the doctors focused on qualifying him for a couple of important devices that are now making a huge difference in his ability to stay home. The docs had to show that He really needed these machines to get them covered by insurance. So, he came home with a BiPAP breathing machine and a High tech CPT vest.[...]
It’s been a busy week for Walker, many doctor visits and decisions to be made. And as he told me, making decisions a 20 yr old kid should not have to make. Agreed! They are preparing him and us for his return home, this time with more support equipment to make his stay more successful this time around.[...]
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Early last week, we had an appointment with Dr. Botta, Walkers primary surgeon who performed his ECMO surgery. Doc said that Walker was officially released from his care and he called him “The Miracle Man”. It’s one thing to hear this from family or friends but when your surgeon says it it carries a certain weight, as in heavy. He also said that he believes that Walkers youthful stem cells will continue to mend his body and that in his opinion Walker will end up keeping both lungs. Time will tell, but are praying for Doc Botta’s opinion. đź‘Ť[...]
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