The Adventures of Johnny Tyler: The Feeding Tube and Cara Carrera

My parents had the "opportunity" to take the Nasogastric intubation (NG) class today. That's the training session for my feeding tube should I need to come home with it. They passed the test on how to remove and install the tube so I guess I should be relieved. We are hoping that I can take all of my food through a bottle but it isn't looking so good. They just give me too much and I get the fat happy sleeps in the middle of my eating. Then I fall asleep naturally and I get the rest of my food through the tube.

I've been taken off of my oxygen completely twice now but I can't sustain it by myself. They put me back on it for a half day and try again. I can go home with a feeding tube but I can not go home on oxygen. That's the one question mark for now- when will I be able to breathe on my own? Please keep me in your prayers. I'd like to get outta here soon.

Enough about me. Let me tell you about my sister Cara. Her full name is Carrera, like the Porsche sports car. My dad can say he has an '02 Carrera and not be lying about it. Maybe one day he'll have a real one. Cara paints her nails on a daily basis. She has 85 different colors to choose from, seriously. She is a huge helper at home. The kind that just does it without being asked. She has changed three times more diapers than my dad has. I'm sure that she will be wiping my tushy too. Cara can be very sensitive. She was very upset when we weren't sure how I was going to do in the long term. She gets sassy with my mom way too often and she has a soft spot in my dad's heart. All girls have that spot with their dads. Just ask one. She is a very responsible girl. She has taken baby sitting classes and my parents are more comfortable with her home than with the 'other' older sibling. Cara loves county music almost as much as she loves making cupcakes. She got a guitar for Christmas but she is struggling to play it I hear. Don't worry, she'll get lessons soon. If you ever need cupcakes for a birthday party please let her know her rates are reasonable ;) Cara has an amazing sense of humor. Whomever marries her will never have a dull moment. Fun fact about Cara- She just learned last week that Delaware was a state in the United States, for real. We laugh with her though, not at her. I can't wait to get home and get to know Cara more. I am positive that she will be feeding me and taking extra special care of me. She will be known as my second mom for sure.

Thanks for checking in on me! See you soon! Enjoy the pictures!

<3 <3 <3 Johnny