Milestones

Today Michael got to sit up again. He practiced leaning forward (this takes abdominal muscles),and moving his hips so the he can move toward the back of the chair. Today was the first day since March 25 that his feet touched the floor!

He has stayed on the Trach collar for 48 hours at 50% oxygen. Once he progresses to 30%, (equal to room air), then he can progress to a nasal cannula!
He was in good spirits today, but indicates to everyone that he wants to go home!
We exercised his legs and arms today.

The Speech Therapist didn't come in today, so he didn't get shocked or any ice chips.

I brought him a Siddur or hopefully he can Daven on Shabbat. His attention span is still pretty short. I am sure it will improve once he is no longer on the sedatives.

Today he asked why he is getting Thyroid Hormone. I explained that his labs showed that he was hypothyroid. This is not unusual for someone in his condition.