Dad pulled his trach out (again) and they left it. He is breathing on his own [View all]

[LaydeeBug]

But he is battling depression from this, and the speech people said he was uncooperative for a swallow test.

They want me to sign off on starting to feed him food, puddings, etc. Then the g-tube could come out without the swallow test.

I am nervous, but hopeful.

He was evaluated for physical therapy while bed ridden for 2 weeks and sickened with infection. They discharged him for that. I'm fighting it, but these folks know how to write the report, yanno?

Because he is breathing on his own, the trach unit people want me to transfer him to skilled nursing. I am trying to have him transferred somewhere where the focus is on rehab.

I am venting, mostly. It will take him 6 months to live, or six months to die, but I don't think he stands a chance here at Hopkins Bayview.