Eden Trach Update

When we were in Denver this last spring, Dr. Prager said Eden's airway had grown and seemed to be doing pretty well. The hope is she will have a good winter, her airway will keep growing, and this spring we will be able to start the decannulation process. It's weird to think of life without a trach - I can't really wrap my mind around it. I guess I haven't thought too much about it happening either just in case it doesn't happen. We will see what this spring brings and hope for the best!

It used to be that Eden couldn't breath at all without the trach. Each week when we would do trach changes we would have to be super fast to reduce the time she had to hold her breath. Now, we can take our sweet time, and she can go without the trach for a bit. She thinks its fun to leave it out for a little before we put a new one in. It's pretty cute to see the huge tan lines she has around the back of her neck from the trach collar too.

The other day when Brad was changing her trach he took a couple pictures. For some reason it seems a little red and irritated right now, but that happens a lot more as the weather starts to change. You can also see above the stoma (the hole) is the horizontal scar from the reconstruction surgery. Pretty interesting looking for sure!

We look forward to possible big changes coming soon!