Bobby doing great

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Bobby is doing great. They are capping off his Trac during the day and only using the mask at night. He still has oxygen tubes in his nose during the day. He gets 4-5%oxygen. They started feeding him thickened food again and drank sweet tea a few different times today. He was able to unwrap his straw and hold his cup himself. He can use a walker and stand for 5-10 min. Cathy said with his trac capped off, he can be understood and he was talking up a storm today. He had one big cough and shot his trac cap across the room and everyone in the room got a kick out of it. He also coughed up a bunch of crap, which is good. He also swallowed 2 pills without having to crush them up in his food. Glad he is making so much progress. Hope he continues getting better at the rate he is going.

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Me too!  That’s awesome!  He’s making progress quickly given his original condition.  That’s so encouraging.  Thanks for the update!!

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Bobby doing great. He is only getting 4.5 liters of oxygen. His Trac is capped off and they are talking about moving him to a nursing home in Woodstock Mon or Tues. He is getting thickened ensure to eat and they have removed his feeding tube. Hope they will remove his Trac before they move him but not sure yet. He has sleep apnea and has trouble wearing the cpap  mask. They are going to try something else so we'll have to wait and see.

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 Man that is great!  So glad he’s improving so rapidly.  They deserve good news!

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Change in plans. They are downsizing his Trac tube first before they move him. Glad they are being careful. They want to make sure nothing will happen and he can breathe with no problems. Won't move him for another week or two. He ate yogurt and ensure yesterday. He fed himself the yogurt. They put the feeding tube in at night but remove it during the day. They downsized his Trac tube yesterday and will keep doing it until they can remove it. He will be moved Mon to the respiratory floor. That way they can keep a good eye on him.

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That’s very encouraging.   With him feeding himself the yogurt that’s great.  He’s slowly regaining his strength.   I’m glad they’re taking a careful approach.  No need to rush things.  Thanks for the update!