For a while there all Nicole and I were talking about was spit. How he could breathe with it...whether or not he could swallow it...if it was thick or thin.
Well, we have moved on...to boogers. Yes, boogers. Earlier tonight Nicole heard something from Pierce. She wasn't sure what it was. Thought maybe he was about to throw up...or poop. Nope. Neither of those happened. About an hour later I was suctioning out his trach cause he sounded junky in his lungs. When the vent tube was removed, Nicole noticed something inside. "What is that?" She said. Upon closer inspection, it looked like a little booger.
At that point the light came on and we high fived. Why you ask? Well, we determined that he must have coughed out that booger. Something he hasn't done yet but it's a good sign that he is learning how to work with his trach.
So, from spit to boogers. Who woulda thought?
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