Steve is now steadily chipping away at his goal of being off the ventilator. After getting his medicine changed by Dr. Krause, his anxiety over learning to breathe again has lessened greatly. He is now back on track and heading toward 16 hours at a stretch!
Sam Slayden has Steve set up on a new email account. Apparently, I tinkered with his old email too much and we can’t retrieve his password. Anyway, the new email is slparsley@microbuzz.com. Those of you who wrote “welcome back” emails a few weeks ago….those are still there for Steve to read when he can. Right now, he is often too sleepy or concentrating on breathing and doesn’t go to the internet much at all. But expecting that to change.
Steve will have another swallowing test this week as he did well in managing mac and cheese, beans, and cut up pears.
It was wonderful to have Tim here for a weekend, followed by Flora for the doctor visit on Oct 2, and then Becky last weekend. All these visits cheered Steve so much and were such a comfort to me. Thanks also to friends who visited over the last two weeks and the gift of a special “concert” by two of our extended family, Lydia and Mason Taylor, who sang “Life Goes On” to Steve last Sunday when they visited with Lee and Karen (Flora’s parents).
I am looking forward to visiting friends, Sandy and Larry Gabbard, in Tennessee, for two nights later this week. Thanks to those who are visiting Steve during that time.
Love,
Nancy
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