Same Old Butterflies...

The date is set for Camden's trach hole closure. Oct 30th at WCH with Dr Maddern. He has had a nice, hospital free, long summer but we are ready to get this done. Every time surgery is officially on the calendar, the random butterflies start then get stronger until the day of surgery. This is a minor surgery in comparison to what little man has been through, but it is still hard to know he has to go under again. He will go to the PICU to be monitored, then to a room. 1 night stay (oh thank God how I dread when we have to stay longer!) then home we will go. He will have to have little drain tubes for a few days as well, so we may have a couple more trips to Jax. I know he will fly through it. There are a lot of emotions for me when I think about this surgery. It feels as though I was just in a room with him on a ventilator wondering if he would ever breathe on his own. Here we are, almost 5 years later, and he is getting his trach hole closed. He did it. He breathed on his own and now that part of his journey is over. Still takes my breath away sometimes. We are so very blessed. He sure is going to look funny with out that little hole in his neck!