Hang in there man! Our little boy was a premi as well and lungs were the talk for a long while. I guess it's common for boys that are born premature. I know what you mean about it seems like forever but, it's all gonna work out great! I could count the tiles to get to my son in the NIC Unit. Ya just didn't wanna look around and see what else was going on in there! My wife actually took pics of my little boy up to Woman's BR the other day as a thank you to the fine staff. He just made 4 and man, it has FLOWN by!

Keep us posted!

Great news keep us posted and i put wyatt on the prayer list at church this afternoon it's amazing what god can do!

Great news!

Paul, I just sent you mine through PayPal.

Keep the faith and keep strong and leave it in Gods hands because it sounds like its all workin out for your little man. Its got to be tuff to be in your shoes but next time you go in there and look at him take a look at some of them other babies that may not be doin as good and give God thanks agin for what he has gave you and what he is doin, and we will keep yall in our prayers.

This thread was edited to comply with PayPal's Acceptable use Policy. This error was 100% my fault. PayPal is still the best way to send money and make purchases on the internet.

If anyone would like a refund do to the fact that we can not say we are selling raffle tickets for $5.00 each to help out Lucas and family with what will surely be a huge financial burden, please send me a Site PM or email me at PaulMyers @ PCCSJM . com to request such refund.

Because we DO want to comply with PayPal's Acceptable use Policy we will no longer say that donations in $5.00 increments will go towards the the purchase of raffle tickets. I hope everyone understands and will continue to make donations to help out.

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The donation is the main thing to this great group of guys. This family needs any help they can and i'm sure anyone on this site feels the same way and are willing to step up no matter what. Paul this is a great thing and i commend everyone who has done their part.

So, Paul, you are saying that Paypal does not allow the use of Paypal to sell raffle tickets for $5 each or in increments there of to help Lucas's family with medical expenses????

Yes that is correct, however we can still collect donations in increments of $5.00 from any and all persons wanting to make donations in such increments.

Hopefully everyone can understand how this is going to work without having to spell it out. If anyone needs further clarification then pm me or Paul.

IM suckin confused

Donation sent. God bless little Wyatt.

I thought everything was a blur to you! LOL ;)

EVO

Yes he does and thank you Ryan!

EVO

A total of $655.00 has been "donated" so far!

Time to step it up for a great cause!

EVO

Big kudos to everyone that donated their hard earned money!

Guys, I can't express enough how grateful my wife and I are. I can't believe y'all put this together for us and have raised so much money. Everyone has been so generous to us and it reminds me that there is still some good in this world.

Update on Wyatt:

We find out tomorrow whether or not Wyatt needs surgery to close up the PDA that has been open since his birth. The doctors assure us that this surgery is as routine as you can get, on a preemie. That doesn't do much to ease our nerves but the fact that he is doing well with everything else is comforting. All the prayers y'all are sending Wyatt's way seems to be keeping him going and he is doing as well as can be expected. Thanks again to everyone who has donated money and I can assure you this will go to a good cause.

Everyone has been glad to pitch in!

That is great news about Wyatt! :)

Please keep us posted and if you need anything else, do not hesitate to ask. We're here for you and your family!

Yall hang in there,and we will keep praying!!!

The surgery is "as routine as it gets" but is still scary.......did he get the steroids while still inside mom? If not, the surgery is very necessary .......that doesn't heel on its own often. Sounds like he's doin great! This is a hood sign. They wouldn't do this surgery on a "wimpy white boy" if he wasn't strong enough to endure it........this is a blessing in disguise!!!!

Amen to that. Prayers for the surgeons as well that their hands are steady and their minds are true. More prayers sent go the man above for comfort and peace for you and your wife as well as a healing hand on wyatt.

Man my heart hurts for you bro I could not imagine what it would feel like if I was in yalls shoes. I am still praying for yall bro keep high spirits and the big man upstairs will take care of the rest. Please keep us updated.

Tim, he did get about an hour of steroids but it wasn't enough to close the PDA. They have given him the three rounds of Indicine and we find out this morning if they closed it up. The first two didn't work so we are pretty sure it hasn't worked. You are right about them doing surgery on him and that meaning he is stable enough for it. It's funny about the "wimpy white boy" thing. I know it makes me laugh even though as the producer of said white boy it also makes me nervous.

For anyone who is wondering... they refer to preemie white boys as wimpy because they fair the worst when it comes to early birth. The doctor told me the morning of his birth that if he comes out a black girl I would be in much better shape. To that I agreed, stating that if this kid comes out black I wouldn't have to worry at all!

Glad to see you have kept your sense of humor during this stressful time Lucas...sometimes laughter does wonders for the soul and little man would probably enjoy hearing it. Continued prayers for Wyatt's growth, strength and healing!

Donations are up to $875.00. :)


Great job guys!!!

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Hopefully I got it right this time! :redface:

Glad to hear the good news

Paul, if you can hold off on the sending of the donations, i'll send $50 when i get paid on Friday

That won't be a problem at all Jordan. Thank you! :)

I might surprise ya and send more. I'll have to see.

We like good surprises!!! :D

I am blown away with the generosity of the people on this site. Thats all I can say.

An update: Wyatt is scheduled for surgery tomorrow to clamp off the PDA that refused to close with medication. This has been the thorn in his side for the last couple of days and I am glad it will finally be rectified. They did the brain scan today that we have been waiting for and it looks like he is sitting pretty good. We will get more official word tonight when we go visit but this is really good news. Everyone, if you would, say a few words for my little man tonight that his surgery goes well and he makes a speedy recovery. Thanks again everyone, y'all are proving why the South and outdoors people are some of the best people on this planet!

Consider it done bro! Let us know how everything goes.

Here is a little up lift to Mediumheavy and his wife: I graduated high school in 1986 and was a EMT by the fal of 1986. I started driving an ambulance and entered school to become a paramedic in 1988. By 1990 I was a paramedic and in 1992 I was one of the first paramedics in a group to go through PALS (pediatric advanced life support) training which taught us to put an IV in the bone marrow of a patient to deliver fluids and medications among other things we would encounter with premmies.

Since that time of the early 90's, no other group has responded with a greater survival rate than the NICU. They are amazing and the medical staff I got to learn from were some of the best!!! The treatment of NEOnate patients is in direct respsonse to the baby itself, but unlike older patients, these babies are like the incredible hulk.

I have no doubt that Wyatt and his new friends in the NICU will one day be in pictures holding huge redfish on the fly here on the SC.

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Wanted to share an update with everyone:

Wyatt had his surgery today at 12 to close off his PDA. The surgery went really well and he is recovering nicely as we speak. Hopefully now that this vessel is closed he can move forward and will be eating breast milk in no time. If we can move forward from here it will be looking good for my little man!

Excellent news Lucas!! Thanks for the update. Everything sounds positive. Godspeed to you and family!!

That's fantastic news Lucas!

EVO

prayers still with Wyatt, you and wife !!!

Great news Lucas.

Still in our prayers

Awesome news. Still praying.

Amen! Glad your son is doing well. God is great! Continued thoughts and prayers for wyatt and his family.

Great News .... Been Praying for your family

Prayers and Donation on da way.

Donations to date = $1045.00:fireworks:

Everybody is doing a great thing here, Lets keep it going!

Love it!!! Thanks to everyone for their generosity! I knew there was a reason I put with some of the "characters" here!:rotfl:

Good work on the donations and a special thanks to the mods who helped put it together!:work:;)

Did mine go through properly? I think I had an old debit card number on there that I saw after I clicked confirm.

Great news prayers sent for little wyatt for a speedy recovery

I got yours Cory, thanks!

EVO

AWESOME news!