It's All Over (For Now)!!

All we have to say is that Daniel is a Rockstar (like you did not know that already.)!! He went down to the OR for his scope earlier and by exactly one week to the minute he lost his breathing tube and started breathing on his own. Though we can't really hear him cry quite yet he is making notions of doing just that and sounds a little like an alien from Star Wars. He is starting to cough up all the crap that has been sitting in his throat for a week. He is a bit sleepy and has not really come out of his "comma like state" as of yet but he is doing great.


Here are his first photos with no trach and no breathing tube looking a bit stoned......

According to the Drs, who were all smiles when they came and spoke to us, his airway looked great and the grafts have started to assimilate into Daniel's airway. The pictures they gave spoke volumes into what they did and how terrific his airway looks. As for his arytenoids, the Dr. is not concerned at all and they also looked 100% better then they did last Monday. They will continue to watch this area as well as how he does controlling his airway for the next 24-hours. After that we will move down to the Airway Floor which we will be for the next week or so. This is just for monitoring purposes and to "detox" him.

Not only did this surgery fix his airway it allowed Daniel to cut his front teeth being on morphine. What better way to cut your teeth??

So mark today in your calendars as the day the Duker's life became a bit more normal. Thanks again for everything!! Kisses to all.....