Brody attended his last Snowball Dance at Merrol Hyde. All of the "lasts" are starting to get harder and harder for me emotionally, but I love seeing him enjoy them all. He and Emily looked great, and they had a fun night together. Big thanks to Brody's friend, Noah, for taking the awesome pics!
Happy Birthday to the very BEST! We love you so much Jason and cannot wait to see what this year has in store for you. The boys and I are blessed to call you ours!
Colby had a post surgery follow up, and his new pacemaker is functioning well! He had some programming done while running on the treadmill, which will allow his heart to respond the best it can during soccer/exercise. He was even released to ease back into some conditioning until his next surgery, and he was excited to be back working out with his team. He's had some tough workouts, but he's hoping the work he is putting in now will help him get back quickly after surgery.
Surgery is scheduled for February 19. This one should be much less complicated and will require only a one night stay in the hospital...hopefully. They will remove the old pacemaker and lead and also do a scar revision. We are all anxious to put this behind us and watch Colby continue to defy the odds.
I think this was one of my favorite New Year's Eve nights yet...playing games at Pins Mechanical with Jason, our boys, and great friends! I am going into 2025 with so much gratitude! God is good, and I can't wait to see where He leads us this year. Happy New Year!
Colby has had a pretty good day. He's starting to move a little easier, and we are slowly figuring out the best places for him to get comfortable. He even felt well enough to play Xbox with Brody for a few minutes. Having them together makes my heart so happy!
Brody has been amazing this past week, and we are so thankful for him! Seeing him balance his finals, other school responsibilities, and take care of the house and dogs while we were in the hospital reminds us just how special he is. We are so proud of him and the man he is becoming!
Colby had a good day yesterday - chest tube out. Today was an even better day - leads taken off, all 3 IV ports removed, released to go home for Christmas! Colby said after pre-op he wasn't going to hang around the hospital over the weekend...I guess he was right. His courage, strength, determination, and most of all faith are inspirational and never to be doubted! Thank you for all the prayers, calls, texts, treats, and encouragement. We are SO blessed and grateful. This Christmas will always be a special memory!
Post Op Day 1 - Colby slept pretty well on and off last night. The scheduled pain medication is working ok...still hurting a little bit but nothing he can't handle. He has been weaned off oxygen, which is great! The nasal cannula was driving him crazy.
Goals for today are eating and getting the chest tube out. They plan to check it again around 1:00. Pray with us that they can move forward with taking it out at that time! Having the chest tube out should help him start feeling much better!
Thank you for all the prayers, messages, and check ins! We appreciate them so much!
Colby's surgery went really well. They only had to do a partial sternotomy, so it went a little faster than expected and he got to skip the ICU!! He has been moved to a room and is resting well at the moment. Pain management will be his biggest concern right now.
They were not able to remove his old pacemaker today due to an increased risk of complications. They will schedule another surgery to remove the generator and lead in a few months, once his body has healed from today.
Thank you again for all of the prayers and well wishes!
They took Colby back to the OR around 9:15. He was in good spirits and ready to get going. He even told the anesthesiologist that he was going to beat the medicine and stay awake. They said challenge accepted!
Thank you for the many prayers, messages, and love. We have felt them this morning for sure!
