Eric stood up today!!!! He had several people supporting him, but he was on his feet! Twice!! Also, this morning, the speech therapist decided that he could swallow well enough to eat pureed food. He had lunch and dinner today of mashed potatoes, gravy, meat of some sort (it IS pureed meat....), sherbet, thickened grape juice (finally!) and cranberry juice, pureed peas (he didn't even touch those - too much like baby food), and frozen berry something-or-other. It sure smelled good, even if the texture was off a little. What a great day! :)
Love,
Melissa
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Busy, Busy Busy!!
Hi Everyone!
It's been a while since the last post, and Eric has been getting stronger by leaps and bounds! He almost has full motion of his arms, which is awesome! I walked into the room yesterday to find his hands resting nonchalantly behind his head, and I said, "When were you able to start lifting your elbows?! You couldn't do that yesterday!" He just kind of shrugged, like it was no big deal. His voice has been getting a lot stronger, and today, they took out his trach!! It was such an easy procedure. They basically said they were going to take it out, and before he was able to think much about it, they just pulled it right out. Now, there is gauze and tape covering up the hole, and they said that it should heal itself in several days. The physical therapist worked him pretty hard today, and said that tomorrow he'll try to get Eric to stand for the first time. I don't think Eric realized how quickly he is getting better. It has been amazing to watch.
Meanwhile, I've been going back to work in the mornings, and am trying to figure out a good schedule of when to be in the hospital and when to take care of the normal, day-to-day things. Thanks to all who have helped out so much (dinner was wonderful tonight)!! To be honest, it is really nice to get back to semi-normal things again. Granted, I was never terribly "normal" to begin with!
Now, it's time for a good night's sleep. I think it will take a while before Eric and I catch up on sleep. I had a good three hour nap this weekend, and I still felt tired! :) I'll try really hard to not to let too much time pass before posting again.
Love,
Melissa
PS Eric said to post this in response to some of the comments from the other day:
"I want to drink a scotch old enough to order a scotch!"
It's been a while since the last post, and Eric has been getting stronger by leaps and bounds! He almost has full motion of his arms, which is awesome! I walked into the room yesterday to find his hands resting nonchalantly behind his head, and I said, "When were you able to start lifting your elbows?! You couldn't do that yesterday!" He just kind of shrugged, like it was no big deal. His voice has been getting a lot stronger, and today, they took out his trach!! It was such an easy procedure. They basically said they were going to take it out, and before he was able to think much about it, they just pulled it right out. Now, there is gauze and tape covering up the hole, and they said that it should heal itself in several days. The physical therapist worked him pretty hard today, and said that tomorrow he'll try to get Eric to stand for the first time. I don't think Eric realized how quickly he is getting better. It has been amazing to watch.
Meanwhile, I've been going back to work in the mornings, and am trying to figure out a good schedule of when to be in the hospital and when to take care of the normal, day-to-day things. Thanks to all who have helped out so much (dinner was wonderful tonight)!! To be honest, it is really nice to get back to semi-normal things again. Granted, I was never terribly "normal" to begin with!
Now, it's time for a good night's sleep. I think it will take a while before Eric and I catch up on sleep. I had a good three hour nap this weekend, and I still felt tired! :) I'll try really hard to not to let too much time pass before posting again.
Love,
Melissa
PS Eric said to post this in response to some of the comments from the other day:
"I want to drink a scotch old enough to order a scotch!"
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