I have returned to Boise and Kimberly is now in Utah.

Mom is about the same today. We continue to await consultations from the ENT and the neurologist. As a result we do not yet know why it has been difficult to wean mom off the trach and to try the speaking valve. We also do not know why she is so much more sleepy than she was in Idaho Falls. We have heard from the nurse that the head CT showed continuing improvement. I am not accustomed to waiting this long for consultations on patients. It is difficult to be on the patient side of this equation.

Mom is scheduled to have a PEG placed tomorrow morning. This is the feeding tube that goes directly across the abdomen into her stomach. This will allow us to not have a nasal tube. The nasal feeding tube is an ongoing frustration for mom. She continually asks for it to be removed and has to be restrained to prevent her from removing it.