Today was a great day of progress for Amy. She was taken off one of her sedatives, which is a great measure of how far she has come. Less sedation means that the doctors will be able to get a better sense for how well she is following commands and moving her body.
The arrival of Jess from Berkeley had Amy very excited. Amy held Jess' hand and squeezed on multiple occasions. It was clear that Amy wanted Jess to stay with her.
This afternoon, Amy's intubation (tubing down her mouth and throat) was shifted to a tracheotomy, where the airway is routed through a small incision in her throat. The doctors felt that this was a step in the right direction as it is often easier to wean patients off artificial ventilation with a tracheotomy. The procedure to put in the trach (which is how many of the medical staff refer to it) went very well.
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