Luke Hougan: Compatible with Life

09/21/2026

Peep the end of Lauren’s video for a special appearance!

09/21/2026

Bus stop buddies this rainy September morning.

09/14/2026

Fun fact: Luke’s mom and stepdad are former foxes too! 🦊❤️🦊 Class of 2014 and uh, sometime in the 2000’s….

09/09/2026

09/01/2026

Luke Joshua is meeting the mouse. ❤️

08/25/2026

08/24/2026

Luke (and I) owe a debt of gratitude to so many good people for seeing us through the last year. Here are five of them - friends, advocates, and fellow Yorkville moms who truly get what it takes to raise a medically complex child. These ladies pulled me up into their lifeboat when I was drowning, and I am so grateful for each of them. Between IEP meetings, doctors appointments, medical procedures, and careers, we make time to get together at least once a month to decompress just a little.

(Unrelated, but does anyone know of any local rage rooms we could book? It’s on our bucket list for fall…)

08/18/2026

Breakfast on the porch today! Luke currently cannot attend school on Tuesdays or Fridays as we seek more nurses to accompany him through the week. We are recruiting for him ourselves and SD115 has posted a position as well. For now, a part-time start to school is okay. But after missing all of preschool, we want him at school as much as possible.

If you or someone you know might be a good fit for a position as Luke’s nurse, either through our agency or through the school district, please send me a message on this page. I’d be glad to put you in touch with the right people to get started. Also feel free to share this post - thank you!

08/14/2026

Still on cloud nine after yesterday. Thank you to everyone for welcoming my little boy. He had an incredible first day. Our village is truly here.

08/13/2026

123, eyes on me! Somonauk CUSD #432