Wednesday August 22

A good day.  Christopher worked hard again during PT and OT in the gym and  was able to push his legs against the therapist on command. He  also flexed his feet and tapped his foot when asked to. 

The speech therapist is working on his swallowing and  he took some ice chips and was able to swallow them without difficulty.  He has been fitted with a speech valve and  is making sounds. This can assist in  helping  him to sound out words with the trach still in place.

 He had another x-ray of his neck. The doctors are still concerned, and are keeping him in the cervical collar. Debbie and Randy will meet with the therapy team Thursday;  not the medical team . It will give them a better understanding of what to expect.