To trach or not to trach - new to list

[Ann]

Wow, my heart goes out to you. Â* http://www.tracheostomy.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/inlove.gif Â* What a difficult situation you are in and I do remember being there almost five years ago. Â*My son is ventilator dependent and always will be. Â*I have three other children and I work outside the home full-time. Â*We get nursing Monday through Friday while my husband and I are at work. Â*I can't even begin to tell you what to do, but it is a difficult road ahead. Â*I can only say, keep talking to other people, get as much information as you can and to heck with the doctors trying to rush this decision. Â*Jack's doctors tried to get me to have him trached months before I was ready. Â*It was only after I tried everything possible to avoid the trach without success that I finally agreed. Â*I wish I had more to offer, but just know that the people on this board are a wonderful source of comfort as well as information. Â*You might want to move your post to the pediatric trach site (vs. the vent site) as I think you might get a lot more answers to your post, it is more active than this site. Â*Good luck with your decision and I'll be praying for you and your family.
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P.S. - if you want to read about my son's beginning, his story is on page 14 of kids with trach (Jack Schrooten) - here's the link:

http://www.tracheostomy.com/trachkids/kids14/jack_s.htm