tracheotomy

Dad had his tracheotomy this morning at 9am, as scheduled. So now all the tubes that were protruding from his mouth are now protruding from his neck instead. He's made some swallowing motions, which is good, and hopefully is now more comfortable without that nasty tube going down his throat! He's still running a low-grade fever, which we hope will continue to decrease as his body adjusts to the clot in his leg. His pupils are still not dilating, and he's still pronating in response to pain stimulus. :( We're continuing to hold onto our hope that he will make some positive steps in the next week-and-a-half toward recovery...