I was able to visit Vicki last night. I brought her some supper and she ate really good! Holly, Lucas and Aaron were there and Chelsea came later to spend the night with Vicki. We had such a good time laughing and talking. This is the first time Lucas has seen Vicki in 3 weeks! He was so surprised at the progress she has made. She is now on the trach collar 24 hours a day. That means she is breathing entirely on her own and no longer uses the ventilator. They are going to be inserting a "button" in her trach opening on Monday which is another weaning process. If she covers the button with her finger she will be able to vocalize her words to us. She sat up on the edge of the bed with her legs hanging over the bed for 20 minutes yesterday!! I think she was so happy to be able to sit in a different position! She still has a little trouble with short-term memory though. I hope that improves once she's out of the hospital. Speaking of leaving the hospital...we all feel sure that will be happening very soon! We'll keep you posted! It's been a long road and we're more than ready for the next steps!
Love to all!
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Thanks for the updates. THIS IS AWESOME *AWESOME NEWS!! Please let us know when she is up for visitors.
Love, Debbie Brazee
This is great news! Chloe will be SO excited to know that Vicki is breathing on her own!
Holly and Becky, Thanks so much for taking the time to write all the details in this blog---for all of us in Vicki's FAN CLUB to experience. I can't wait to see her and tell her how much we love her and how hard we've prayed for her to get better. Please call me and let me know when that can happen. Aaron has my phone numbers. Chloe wants to see her so badly....... Love, Lisa Broadwater
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