Thursday, April 21, 2011
Respiratory update
Mom's brother Doug visited Mom last night and had an informative conversation with the respiratory therapist. Mom is controlling her breathing by herself; all her breaths are her own. She's still on the ventilator because she's not yet able to get the volume she needs on her own. The machine is helping her get the extra volume that she's not able to take in by herself. All this is a normal part of weening from the ventilator and soon she should be able to do it all by herself.
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That is really great news. She was sitting up yesterday when we stopped by to say Hello before we headed home. It is really exciting to see how much she has improved.
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