Another Great Day

Troy had another great day. They took the trach out today. There is a plug in the hole right now and his voice is much stronger. If he does well for 24 hours they will remove that also. They were checking his oxygen level at lot, since they took it off, and it was in the high 90's every time. Today the speech therapist did a swallow test, which went very well. She gave him a bite of ice, applesauce, and diced peaches. Tomorrow, they will do an xray swallow test. Based on the result, they will decide the proper diet for him. She seemed to think that by Monday he would be eating some kind of food. When that begins, they monitor how much of his plate he is eating and cut back on the tube feedings accordingly. They make sure he his getting the right amount of nutrition each day. We went on to occupational therapy and physical therapy. He had a busy day and was tired at the end of the afternoon. After he was back in bed, I left so he could rest. We are grateful that he is in this rehab and making the progress that he is so quickly. The therapist, and nurses are so nice and they say he is doing great. "Our God is an Awesome God"