Bill, Sunday August 4; swallowing; a trip outdoors

"I like the purple juice," Bill whispered.  She had only asked him to say, "Hello!"

The speech pathologist was working with him. One routine is chewing and swallowing ice chips (frozen grape juice, so they can see if it comes through the trach instead of going down the throat.) She also spoons a little bit of juice to test how well he's swallowing.

At Bill's request, we also made a trip to the great outdoors. Down one floor and out on the patio near the tram. Very comfortable temperature, a quiet day here, and a great view. Um, why did the doors lock behind us? Luckily there's a lot of foot traffic, so we didn't have any trouble getting back inside the hospital.