Tracheostomy Dependent

My main goal is for people to see that the trach is no big deal. It's really no different than someone using an inhaler or a shot for diabetes - Your Curse is My Miracle

Tracheostomy Dependent
Tracheostomy Dependent

image by: Global Tracheostomy Tube Awareness

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You Might Be a Trach Mom If...

You might be a trach mom if...

  • You have ever looked into a trach tube to check for a plug and got secretions shot at you.
  • You can change trach ties while talking on the phone, holding the trach in with one hand, entertaining your trach child, and disciplining your other child all at the same time.
  • Your child and family have ever been stared at, pointed out, gaped at, or flat out laughed at...and are stronger for it.
  • You take your child to OT, PT, and Speech every week...and are the OT, PT, and Speech teacher the rest of the week!
  • You require everyone who walks into your house to wash their hands before touching your child.
  • You…

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Resources

 You Might Be a Trach Mom If...

Other people wonder how in the world you do it, and you just smile because there's a whole lot more they'll never understood.

Moms of Trach Babies

For mothers (& fathers) of tracheostomy children to come together for support, advice, and friendship.

Aaron's Tracheostomy Page

This site is dedicated to my son Aaron who had a tracheostomy for the first 4 years of his life. I hope that Aaron's Page will be helpful to others caring for a child with a tracheostomy, or to anyone seeking to learn more about tracheostomies.

Global Tracheostomy Tube Awareness

GTTA is designed to bring awareness of tracheostomy patients and their families.

Trach Ties

Our family recently sold almost everything we owned to follow a dream of moving to China. While there our third child was born with cystic hygroma. Her condition necessitated our speedy return to the States and set us on a whole new path. At 32 days old her tracheostomy was placed and I became a trach mom. Now we are setting out to accomplish new dreams as a family of five.

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