Many things happened today. A repeat head CT showed that the subdural hematoma (bleeding between the brain and its covering) is decreasing. There is still a lot of extra CSF (fluid that the brain makes to protect itself). The good news is that the amount of this extra CSF is not increasing.

Mom passed her first swallow study today. This is done to make sure she will not aspirate or breath in any food when she eats. She is now able to eat liquids thickened to a nectar consistency.

Her physical therapy increased today. She was placed on a tilt table at about a 40 degree angle. She did some knee bends.

She has been off the ventilator or breathing machine for more that 24 hours. She will need to keep the trach tube in until her mental status is more stable.

She is getting tuned up for transfer to a rehab facility in the next week or so. Tomorrow she will have a plastic surgeon do a skin graft to cover the wound on her left forearm. Either tomorrow or Wednesday she will have a neck CT to assess her neck fracture and how it is healing.

Overall, she continues to improve. She is having more wakeful and alert periods while having fewer periods of confusion and sleepiness.