Good evening, and it is a good evening! Marion ate all three meals today! He is grabbing for the cup, but still has to be spoon fed the ice chip, or a spoonful of liquid, but he used his weaker right hand to feed himself the majority of the meals. Hooray, the progress continues!
I missed pt this morning, being home with the furnace people, but I hear that Marion actually walked a bit out of his room and down the hall (closely followed by a wheelchair). This is a miracle compared to what we saw just last week.
The trach collar and mist were removed, and the trach tube was "capped". By the end of the afternoon his O2 was a bit low, so he did get a nasal cannula, but not an unusual thing. He is doing so well.
He gets out of bed for his meals and has to sit up for at least 30 minutes after eating, all this leads to additional strengthening (and tiring). Hopefully he will start having more comfortable nights. He says that he watches the clock all night long. That sure makes for a long night!
Well, that's the update for today. The good news just keeps coming, and I know that it is because of all the prayers being sent his way. Thank you again, we sincerely appreciate them, love, Sue
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