July 21

Melinda slept well and woke up very tired but managed to get through her morning therapies okay. The last few nights when Melinda goes into a deep sleep her oxygen is dropping to the low 80's and the pulmonary doctor ordered her to have oxygen through the night. Melinda had her swallow test at 11:30 this morning. Melinda drank several different liquids okay but did not handle eating thick pudding. Her tongue wasn't strong enough to push it down her throat and she got sick. The test also showed that the vocal cords are working properly. The speech therapist said she will be the only one to give Melinda pureed foods. The pulmonary doctor reviewed the results of the swallow test and ordered the trachea to be removed. Yea! Praise God! We are still waiting for the results from the doctor to have her neck brace removed. Melinda is so MUCH!! better and we give god all the glory! Amen. Please continue to pray for Melinda. She will be coming home soon!