Big News!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (8/27/2021)

 The plan is for dad to come home Monday, August 30th. I'm so thankful to the Lord that he is able to come home. This is a huge deal for all of us- exciting and scary with all that goes into it but there is no other place we want my dad than home. He has been on the trach collar during the day doing great and on the ventilator at night for about 6 hours to ventilate CO2 to help him get stronger with the hope to eventually have him get off the ventilator completely and be able to get the trach removed. 

Please be praying that the transition home goes smoothly. That everything works out well with nurses, OT, PT, Speech, and that this helps my dad recover. Also for strength and endurance for mom as well as I know it is a lot. Even so, she is so happy to have him come home. Her love for dad is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Here's a post I wrote about it on my Blog: https://linseydriskill.com/2021/08/22/a-love-like-this/

I'll continue updating here also. Thank you again for praying for everything to go smoothly. So grateful for each of you who have walked with us, prayed with us, encouraged us, and been there for us. We are so grateful for your continued prayers and support and pray that the Lord blesses you and your family greatly.



Comments

  1. DianaAugust 28, 2021 at 2:37 AM

    Oh my goodness, this is such terrific news! I will continue to pray for him as he transitions home.

    ReplyDelete
  2. PrisAugust 28, 2021 at 9:39 AM

    I am SO HAPPY to read this! Wonderful news! Thank you, Linsey, for the update, and BIG hugs to all of you! This is such a milestone, and I know Tom will be glad to be home again. All of you have been so supportive of each other during this trying time, and I know all of our prayers and good, positive thoughts will continue winging their way to help you in the days ahead! Love, Aunt Priscilla

    ReplyDelete
  3. Judy AllenAugust 29, 2021 at 11:24 PM

    Absolutely the best news I’ve heard in a long time!! Yahoo!!!! Judy

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Linsey DriskillAugust 31, 2021 at 7:57 AM

      Awe, thanks so much, Judy!!!! Yes, great news!!!!

      Delete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Wednesday, 4/14

My dad did the 12 hours on the trach. collar a few days ago and he also just did the 24 hours on the trach. collar! I am so grateful and I pray that he continues doing well so he can get off the trach. soon. It would be awesome if you could pray for dad to: 1) Continue making progress and be able to get completely off the vent soon so he doesn't need the trach. anymore and can breathe on his own for now on. 2) That he would do well in speech therapy and be able to eat solid food again soon. 3) That he can do great with PT to help him get better and stronger more quickly so he can come home to us sooner.  I know I thank each of you with every blog post I write, but my dad has always told me that it never hurts to say, thank you, so I will never stop thanking you for how much you care and for continuing to pray for my dad. We're so grateful for you.
Read more

2/22 Update

2/22: After taking the ventilator tube out a week ago, he did will for a few days, but then just got too tired, so they had to put the tube back in. It's so hard and so difficult that this happened, but I also don't want him struggling. Being able to visit and just be with him him and encourage him this past week has been a blessing. I love him so much and I'm really glad that I was able to speak hope and love into him. The plan is to do a tracheostomy sometime this week to give him air more directly. The doctor said that all his organs look good- his heart, kidneys, etc. - it's just that he needs more strength. So, the doctor said the tracheostomy will allow him the time to build up his strength to hopefully be able to breathe on his own and have it removed and then do rehab to recover fully. Oh that is my prayer. Sometimes it just feels so surreal. I can't believe we're in this place. My dad, so strong, a runner, one of the strongest, wisest, funniest, loving
Read more

The Big Day! 8/31/2021

Image
To be able to facetime my dad this morning At. Their. House. with mom sitting next to him and the connection actually working Was. Amazing. I asked him how it felt to be sitting right next to mom at home and he said, "Wonderful." Yesterday morning before my dad came home, his iPhone stopped working. So, once he arrived at home and they opened the ambulance doors, the first thing he said after Brett said, "Welcome home, dad", was, "Brett, did you get my iPhone working?" while throwing his hands up in the air. Haha! So my dad with getting right to the point.  The second he got out of the ambulance and saw his waterfall, the trees, and his flowers, a breeze washed over his face after 8.5 months of being in the hospital. He closed his eyes, took it in, and said, "Incredible." The simple things. As they wheeled him by his roses and his waterfall, in typical dad fashion, he wanted to make sure the transporters saw the waterfall and liked it. (:  Gettin
Read more