"New Room, New View...."
Melissa has been moved to room 7 Bed A Floor 4, Wing 4A. Her old room was for someone who need the vent etc. but now she has been Decannulated, fancy term for no tracheostomy. BE GONE nasty tube, but necessary tube in the process. Her incision site on the base of the neck is healing quickly, you hardly notice. BTW she is snoring now, which is a good noise to hear. I miss waking up at night to tell her to roll over.
It is amazing how the body heals quickly for some things. The Brain is a real process though, that is going to be very progressive on its own terms. So keep spinning those gears because we are in for a long Stage or not, who knows but the Patrone of this race (her brain).
Speaking of healing, Cairo had a very gnarly procedure last Thursday. Her Recovery is amazing, waiting for lab results. I was SO sad AWL weekend for Our little friend. I have and will not tell Melissa until I know she is ready. But Cairo is secretly doing things she is not supposed to do. She seems to have her energy back, Spring in her step.
Melissa can talk but if you visit her you need to make her speak up. A whisper is not good enough. It is all about breath control and learning to push that air out. So make sure you ask her to speak out, no whispers. Walking is getting there and she says her arms are strong. She told me she is not herself yet. Understandable.
*pray/believe for leg strength and mobility/walking
**always pray/believe for no pressure inside the brain
***pray/believe she will pass her swallow test this week so she can have liquids & soft foods
It is amazing how the body heals quickly for some things. The Brain is a real process though, that is going to be very progressive on its own terms. So keep spinning those gears because we are in for a long Stage or not, who knows but the Patrone of this race (her brain).
Speaking of healing, Cairo had a very gnarly procedure last Thursday. Her Recovery is amazing, waiting for lab results. I was SO sad AWL weekend for Our little friend. I have and will not tell Melissa until I know she is ready. But Cairo is secretly doing things she is not supposed to do. She seems to have her energy back, Spring in her step.
Melissa can talk but if you visit her you need to make her speak up. A whisper is not good enough. It is all about breath control and learning to push that air out. So make sure you ask her to speak out, no whispers. Walking is getting there and she says her arms are strong. She told me she is not herself yet. Understandable.
*pray/believe for leg strength and mobility/walking
**always pray/believe for no pressure inside the brain
***pray/believe she will pass her swallow test this week so she can have liquids & soft foods
Thanks for keeping us appraised of Melissa's progress, she is one determined woman, which I kind of knew all along. And your support and humor shine through Todd. Sending love,
ReplyDeleteAnna