Pudding & Progress!!

This weekend has been an incredible one for Bob! He has been out of his bed several times sitting in the chair in his room. The longest he has been able to do it has been about 45 minutes - which is fantastic!

He also spent the majority of the day off of his ventilator. Normally he has an oxygen tube down through is tracheotomy tube, but today his lung function was incredibly improved. All this work made him sure worn out - enough that he asked specifically to have sleeping meds.

Still - it was such a great day for him. Of course, in the non-medical world we could all tell he was doing better because he watched a healthy amount of sports and news! Given that he has not been interested in watching television, this is a good sign that he's getting back to himself.

The chocolate pudding is still calling his name - so he works hard on his throat exercises. Hopefully in the next few days he'll get his wish! Sure makes the rest of us grateful for what we get to eat, drink, and do on a daily basis.