Jon got his own hospital room on Tuesday and is no longer a nomad in Montreal General Hospital. He’s becoming more and more self sufficient, and is going for walks down the hallways of the hospital–not running any races, mind you, but able to ambulate on his own. On Friday his surgeon extraordinaire, Dr. Richard Payne, will be visiting to see how his left vocal chord is doing. He’s scheduled to be in hospital until at least next Thursday, Feb. 25th. On Wednesday the 24th, he’s scheduled to get a smaller (thinner) trach tube, which should enable him to swallow more easily and begin to talk a bit. He needs to have that smaller tube to leave the hospital, and must be able to swallow. He’s making great strides each day.
I’ll have another update Friday, after we talk to Dr. Payne.
–Carrie
It’s very good to hear he is up and about. Your first update at the end of last week sounded grave. And heartbreaking.
Thanks for the posted updates! I’m glad some positive recovery is being made finally 🙂
Thank you for keeping us updated about Jon. Please give him Cynthia’s and my love, and tell him that we’re holding him in our thoughts.
it’s good to hear he is doing better.