Mar 21st 7 AM

Bev had the new trachea tube capped off at 8 AM Sun and it was still capped off when I left at 4 PM.  The respiratory technicial only uncapped it once to suction Bev's chest to see how much buildup there was. After a few days they will try leaving it capped of permanently.  If everything goes well and it can be capped off for a 48 hour period the trachea tube will be removed.  Bev still needs a small amount of oxygen administered now through a tube to her nose.  Bev is not quite able to maintain proper oxygen levels just breathing on her own.  All of this is allowing Bev to talk and be understood a lot better.