Moving on up....

 Moving on up....

Moving on up is our theme for today.  Melissa has progressed to the next level of care.  She was transferred to a LTACH.  For those who do not speak Acronym that means basically breathing bootcamp. The new Care Team will assess her breathing, motor skills and communication skills. She will have a team weening her off the trach collar and breathing on her own through the trach then eventually normally.  This will not happen fast and it certainly may not happen completely when her next step comes in the process, Physical Therapy.  But the hope is that she can leave the LTACH without a trach.  Fingers CX’d.

There will be a team working on some motor skill functions and a team working on speaking when the collar is off.  I am not a lip reader and if my sister Angela were here she would be a great resource.  I am very hopeful for Melissa, if, she realizes that this will be a daily grind as they say in sport.  I know she can do it as determined as she can be at times.

Although this is not Neuro ICU, the Hospital is restricting visitors to a very small list of immediate family.  It is all about germs and possible infection.  Be patient on visiting the patient.  

Continue to pray, visualize, send good vibes or whatever you believe in—focus on these things again.  Inner Brain Pressure normalization—strengthening her lungs to breathe—no fevers—absolutely no infections—regain her muscular strength. #marathon

Today was not about a marginal gain this is a podium placing, but not on the top step yet.  She can raise her arms high for the publicity photo, but a little more work and she gets the top step on the podium with the flowers and trophy.

*LTACH is not latch spelled wrong, but Long Term Acute Care Hospital

**the Pope of Pitney Avenue. Aka/Triple B. Benedict say goodnight where ever you are....