{"id":441,"date":"2008-03-26T23:21:46","date_gmt":"2008-03-27T07:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westfall.raquet.net\/?p=441"},"modified":"2008-03-26T23:21:46","modified_gmt":"2008-03-27T07:21:46","slug":"ok-dad-but-the-clothes-are-still-on-my-other-arm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westfall.raquet.net\/?p=441","title":{"rendered":"OK dad, but the clothes are still on my other arm!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Well today was the big day, Greyson’s first trach change.\u00a0 It turned out to be a really big day as he also got a new monitoring setup in his room.\u00a0 Of course the IT guys showed up to change the computer stuff, and right before they came in Dr. Holland showed up to do the trach change.\u00a0 He asked the IT guys if they just wanted to do both, but thankfully they declined.\u00a0 Then he asked me if I wanted to do it, but I quickly deferred back to him.\u00a0 “Well OK” he said, “watch one, do one, teach one”.\u00a0 The actual moment was a bit anti-climactic as he just did some preliminary things, then pulled it out and popped (well more like pushed) the new one in.\u00a0 Greyson cried just a little (we could hear him cry a bit when the trach was out) but handled it very well.\u00a0 They haven’t hooked him up to the other vent yet because the RT was busy helping with the change of all the monitors (every room got new ones).\u00a0 His RT tonight said she might put him on the other vent if she got a chance, but we’ll see.\u00a0 If not tonight they will try him on it tomorrow.<\/p>\n

So Stacy and I cared for his g-tube and trach tonight, suctioned him and bagged him.\u00a0 Through all of this I was absolutely amazed at how Greyson did.\u00a0 It took Stacy and I a long time to do his trach care, but he was so patient with us and finally just went to sleep as if to say, “you guys go ahead, but I’m\u00a0tired so I’m going to catch some sleep while you finish.”\u00a0 Once we were done he woke back up and played with us again for awhile.<\/p>\n

I am humbled by the trust that Greyson has with us.\u00a0 Sure he is just a child and can’t fully grasp all that is going on, yet he patiently allows us to move him all around, pulling and pushing, till we get everything the way it is supposed to be.\u00a0 It’s as if he knows that it is going to be OK in the end, so he will just wait and allow us to get the job done.\u00a0 Even going to the point of falling asleep while we were still messing with him.\u00a0 I wish I could say I responded the same way to God.\u00a0 I want to trust him, really trust him, but when things aren’t going well I can’t seem to relax and allow him to take control.\u00a0 It all made me think of this passage of scripture:\u00a0 Matthew 11:28? <\/span><\/sup>\u201cCome to me, all you who are <\/span>weary and burdened<\/span>, and I will give you rest. <\/span>?29? <\/span><\/sup>Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. <\/span>?30? <\/span><\/sup>For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0I certainly feel weary and burdened tonight, yet the truth is if I will relax enough to allow God to continue to work, He will take care of everything.\u00a0 Somewhere in the distance I hear him calling me to calm down and trust him in the same way Greyson\u00a0does with us.\u00a0 The challenge is to get past the voices that surround us with the message that we need to do more, be more, push ourselves harder.\u00a0 Jesus’ yoke is easy and his burden is light.\u00a0 Tonight I think I’ll set my burdens down and allow my\u00a0heavenly father\u00a0a chance to do the things that need to be done, and I’ll get some rest.\u00a0 Maybe when I wake\u00a0up I can spend some time playing with\u00a0Him before I head off to work.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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