Off To Recovery

Hello from Vibra: Cynthia was transferred to the Vibra recovery facility about 1:00 today, the 12th. She is doing fine, but is very tired tonight. I am sitting in her room now, and the time is about 7:30. She will be here until we get our caregivers trained on the use of the ventilator and how to manage her trech. I WILL be trained too, which probably worries her the most. We are communicating either by holding up a card with the alphabet on it and she points to letters with her toes, or we use her Dynavox computer if it is hooked up. We are still getting used to the new facility and have not settled in fully yet. Hopefully we can work out some the kinks tomorrow. Dr. Libby, her pulminologist calls her his hero and best patient. Considering that she had surgery, a collasped lung with a drain, a trech and now being on a ventilator, five days in the hospital is a fantastic recovery. Of course, all of you that know her would expect nothing less. We have told the company supplying caregivers for us that we want 24 hour coverage when she goes home. We will be interviewing possible new caregivers in the next few days. We will keep Cindy and Yuki, the current caregivers, as well. Once we know more about what other equipment we will need at home, and train everyone on the type of ventilator she will have permanently, we will have a better idea of when she can come home. Of course her goal is to be home by Christmas. Time will tell. I will followup with another update in a few days when we know more.