Today has been such a progressive day for Dad. He is not able to speak because of the trachea, but this morning he was persistently trying to say something. The nurse eventually covered a piece of his tracheostomy so that air could pass his vocal cords and he said he wanted french fries for supper. Go figure that the first words we would hear him speak in almost three weeks were about potatoes!
While Colby was sitting by his bed earlier today Dad was moving his legs like he wanted out. Colby ran to get the nurse and the pair of them moved him into a chair.
He is doing much better today and does not seem so down. We are so proud of the leaps and bounds he makes every day and know that his determination will go far in his recovery.
Oh yeah, french fries do sound good, but not hospital ones. We want the ones made from Crapo's home grown spuds!!!!!!!!!!!!You tell em' Jud.
ReplyDeleteSuch great news to hear and I hope that things will continue to improve. One day at a time, time and patients.
ReplyDeleteWhat great news! Hope that you continue to see improvements every day! I love that he wanted fries! I would say crown burgers has the best ones around here :)
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ReplyDeleteJust wondering if they might be able to put a speaking valve on his trach??
I am so, so happy for the progress that he has made!!
Love you all!!
This just made my day:-)
ReplyDeleteGood job Judd!! He is making great progress. Thank you so much for the updates Che' and Carlie i check the blog multiple times a day and love it when you have posted something.
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