Mom spent over an hour off the vent breathing on her own. It was the longest stretch so far. Great progress.
She was fitted for a Passy-Muir valve for speech. They put it in Monday when Dad and I were visiting, but it just made her cough a lot. Dad was there yesterday when they tried it again. Her voice was somewhat distorted and strained, but he said it was wonderful to hear her voice again!
She doesn't have it in all the time. We're looking forward to learning what the schedule is for using the valve, how frequently and for what duration and all those details. It sounds like they'll continue to gradually increase it's usage as she grows stronger.
PT is also going well. They have been practicing going from sitting on the edge of the bed to standing up. She still needs to build up her strength in her legs, and this is a great way to do it.
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