Dad was so exhausted yesterday, we couldn't wake him up for his speech therapy session. They even had apple sauce ready for him. He had a great physical therapy workout and sat in his chair for an hour and a half. The doctors removed his trach and placed a button in it's place. This means there is not a tube going down his throat. This button will be in for the next couple of days as a precaution to see if he has any complications swallowing. While Lisa was there last night, they gave him some ice chips. She said he swallowed just fine. He even started snoring a little. This is a true sign he's returning back to his normal self. LOL! We got him a CD player/radio for Father's day and Uncle Lionel recorded some special music CDs. Most of the songs are from his era of growing up. He tapped his fingers to the beat of Los Panchos and listened happily with his eyes shut.
The staff is so amazed and impressed with the progress he's made thus far. Let's see how he does today during speech therapy. That's if he's able to stay awake. He's a fighter.
David - It sounds as though your Dad is making great progress. We are praying for all of you that he continues to get stronger every day.
ReplyDeleteWe live very close to Kindred - please let us know if you need anything...we always have a meal ready and an extra room for any of you.
Let us know if we can help in any way..
Marguerite Brown