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Hello Everyone!!
Yesterday, Steve was fitted with a new trach. I know I'm going to screw up the specifics since I'm not a doctor, but...
Mom said it's called a passy muir valve. This new trach is cuffless and has a talking valve on it.
The cuffless part means Steve is swallowing/coughing on his own. The talking valve will allow him to actually talk out loud! :)
The talking part may take a while as it's been almost 7 weeks since the trach was put in. They also don't know the extent of the damage from the strokes yet. He'll have to relearn some things in order to talk as well. So it might take a little while, but this is a huge step.
If all goes well, then in about a week, they will cap the trach. This will see if he can function on his own without any help from the trach. If he does well with that, they will remove the trach and start introducing real food. Probably protein shakes and stuff like that at first, but the point is to wean him off of the feeding tube.
All of this is so positive and we are so excited!!
Thank you for your prayers - we can definitely see how God is working through Steve these days. Please keep it up!!
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Steve,
It's wonderful to hear of the progress you are making. I sometimes try and wonder what you must be thinking about with everything going on around you but it is really unimaginable. I only hope and pray that your progress continues and I look forward to being able to come visit you when it's a good time for you. I plan to be in Tennessee over the 4th holidays and maybe I'll be able to come by. I will surely check to see if I can as long as it doesn't disturb you. Nancy, Jake and I will keep you in our prayers.
Hope to see you soon,
Larry
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