Good News

So much has happened that I'm not sure where I left off. First of all, the "team" came in to decide the next step. The boss of the team after some discussing said, "She's at the point that we need to remove the tube and she will either fly or we will have to do a trach." They asked her if she was ready to have the tube out and she shook her head yes. They did a test by turning everything off to see if she could sustain, and she did. So they decided to do it, but everyone had to get everything they needed to be ready for whatever needed to be done. So in less than 10 minutes everything was ready, and they removed the tube, put a "mask" on her, and she breathed in and you could see the relief in her immediately. They have her with just the "noseplugs" now and it's going well. She's very weak but still is not sleeping as of 2 hours ago. Shortly after she was off the tube, Cornel's brother walked in, and she smiled a big smile at him. She has communicated with nods, pursed her lips to make kisses at us, and mouthed a few I love yous. She was told not to talk for 3 hours but even then she could only whisper very softly. She has a bed sore on her back side that is bothering her. Got it early on, and they've been tending to it and watching it. She's been a fighter throughout, but the really hard part is starting for her now. Please don't stop praying for her just because she's made this huge hurdle. Praise God for his added blessings.