Patriot Soapmaker; Proverbs 31 woman; Trump Supporter. Popcorn, hell; bring out the Qake! Pit bull mama Banned 17 times from Twatter...
Good afternoon, AU family!
I have so much good news to report regarding Wayne's recovery from surgery last week!
Today was a HUGE day! Physical therapy had him doing chair pushups (dips), etc. Then came Speech therapy & he was able to put the one-way valve on his trach & surprised the therapist with the strength of his voice! He got his reward - that much hoped-for cup of ice chips! (He has had nothing by mouth since last Wednesday).
Cheeky monkey! He had asked for some water & a swab to rinse his mouth out... As I turned my back to fetch something else, I caught motion out of the corner of my eye... the sly bugger had taken a sip from the cup!
He will officially start liquids tomorrow, but they want to be sure he's not leaking into any tissues anywhere from the mouth.
He is cleared to get a wheelchair, even with all the IV pole, He's very keen to get rolling since I told him it would reduce the swelling in his arms & hands...
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The valve speech therapy fitted him with allows him to inhale through the trach but speak through his vocal chords. He was able to say, "Hi, baby, I love you." when she called this morning. That was HUGE for Bonnie.
She visited on Saturday, just before he was moved off of ICU, and brought him a blanket the grandkids had made for him... What genius! They simply laid 2 layers of that flannel that isn't really flannel over one another, cut 4" slits every 1/2" on the sides, then knotted the strips together to secure both panels into a reversable lap blanket.
His grandson, Wyatt, made sure he got a deer print on one side, LOL.
