Happy 4th of July!
We are hoping for our freedom today! The plan is to go home today if we can get everything lined up. We need some supplies and equipment and hopefully they can be delivered on the holiday.
Matt had a pretty good night. He slept fairly well and his nurse was wise enough to know that some things don't need to be done any more - like vital signs every 2 hours - and just let him sleep.
Unfortunately at 5:30 a.m. Matt decided he didn't need his NG tube any more and pulled it out! Now we have to wait for speech to evaluate him again to see if he can eat by mouth otherwise he will need to have the tube placed again. Either way, I'm still pushing to go home. We can manage what he has now inside our own 4 walls.
Matt's had some great visitors that have boosted his spirits and encouraged me. Thanks to all who could come and to all who are here in spirit. When we have support like this, it makes the journey easier.
Update: we are not going home today. It's been a day of ups and downs. He had a shower and was up in a chair and ate some applesauce and pudding! And then we tried to have the NG tube replaced in the room, but that failed. We can not get the radiology team to assist with the NG placement so we have to stay one more day. :(
On a completely non-Matt related note - if you are a MN Wild fan, the next season looks very promising!! The Wild signed the two most prized free-agents on the market. That means the Wild WILL be competitive and the hockey will be exciting! As a great fan of hockey, this news got me excited on an otherwise frustrating day.
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