And now for the super exciting news…drum roll please…a very generous donor has offered to match our August to Austria donations dollar-for-dollar starting today!  So every contribution will be doubled until we reach our goal of $25,000!!!  Words cannot convey our deep gratitude.  We are humbled by how much people are opening up their hearts and wallets to our Little Man.  Giant thank yous to all of you who have donated so far.  We have not had time to thank you all individually yet, but know that you are in our hearts and our dream of weaning August from his feeding tube is possible because of you and your generosity.  You are truly changing a life.

We woke up early Friday morning–5 am to get August to OHSU for a 6 am check in for surgery.  Dr. Milczuk placed his new set of ear tubes and 6 pokes into his arms and wrists for all the blood work that was ordered.  Poor little guy, even under anesthesia he is a difficult poke.  His veins are tiny and ropy and all the good spots are covered in scar tissue.  He’s three.  Overall surgery went well with no major complications or delays.  3 1/2 hours later we were home (a 10 minute procedure).  Porter spent the night with a friend and got off to school without a problem–thanks Jessica!