Zeke found his smile again! And... ALL of us are home!!!! Zeke came home Thursday afternoon! He is on 3/4 liter oxygen and is still battling pneumonia, but growing stronger little by little. We have follow up appointments with several Dr's, the most important one being the pulmonary doc. In a few weeks after Zeke is recovered from the surgery he has to have a procedure they call a "lung wash". They put him under general anesthesia and through his mouth go into his lungs and get a sample of what is in there to try to figure out if he is aspirating into his lungs, or what is causing the trouble. This is an outpatient procedure, thank goodness. Then he also has to have a test (overnight in the hospital) where a scope is put down his throat into his lower esophagus that stays there for 24 hours to measure the amount of reflux, pressure, and how high it is going. The GI & lung Dr's work very closely because a lot of the time gastric and lung problems are intertwined, one problem causes another or one problem aggravates another. Anyway... we have a lot ahead of us!
The other brothers are thrilled to have Zeke home! We are all very tired and trying to catch up on life!
I will post again soon about other upcoming events... stay tuned! (No, I'm not pregnant, in case you thought that was the event.)
Until then, lots of love to you from,
The Brothers Buckley!!
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