Tuesday, July 24 by John

While the trach has been out for a few days now, the bandage being used to cover where it used to be was a bit of a struggle today.  It needs to be taped over the healing hole in her neck, and she seems determined to get it off.  The bandage is easier for her to remove, and despite putting the mitt on her hand getting ready to sleep, she managed to use the little access still available to get it off.  Each attempt does at least provide another opportunity to check on the status of its healing (which is coming along normally, by the way), clean it up, and get her a new bandage.  It won't be too long before the bandage can come off.

My mom has not yet moved from the current facility, which provides yet another opportunity for patience from my family.

The past couple days have started to show some very subtle movements in the fingers on her right hand.  It's not all the time, and I must repeat that it's still very subtle, but even this small movement brings a little relief as it's been over five weeks now since I've seen any perceptible movement of this arm.  Perhaps as the nerves letting her know her right arm is in pain heal, the connections will hopefully bring a little good news with them to compensate.

My dad doesn't really talk too much about how he's doing, though I know many of you are also concerned about him.  He's noticeably seemed to be walking around easier and at least reports to us that he doesn't really have much pain moving around anymore.  We're keeping an eye on him and I assure you we're not forgetting to take care of him when we think he needs it.

I realize that many people following the blog check it late at night or early in the morning, so I hope my later than normal posting hasn't caused anyone to miss out on the days news.

John