Tracheotomy went well.

Rowan was breathing on his own for quite a few hours today which they are pleased about. They will likely give him a break and put him back on the ventilator overnight and then try him breathing on his own again tomorrow. As with cycling, if we don't do it for a while, we lose fitness. Breathing with a ventilator means that the muscles involved in breathing don't get much work, so they lose fitness. When a person starts breathing on their own again, it can be quite tiring.

Odd to think that I figured I had lost all my fitness when I had DVT and could hardly hobble around the block. Meanwhile Rowan is working on breathing again.

Unfortunately he is still struggling with an infection. We are hoping that can be resolved soon.

And his eyes are open again. It's so hard to tell what he really notices or takes in, but it is nice to see his eyes.


Continued thank you to you all. We appreciate all the support ... it helps.