Day 345 - Another Disconnected Nightmare
Friday, December 10th, 2021 James had PT at 8am, but when she arrived at 8:15am James was not about it. We worked with him in his bed. Teaching him how to sit up and lie down on his own by rolling on his side and leaning on his arms. Around 12:30am, Mom jumped up to the sound of the vent being disconnected. The loud train whistle started before the ventilator alarm even started beeping. She immediately grabbed his trach and started feeling each section until she felt something disconnected. There it was, she could feel the air swishing out at the end of the blue Tee adapter after the Y (you can see in the pictures). But the tubing was not there to reconnect. It had happened again. This time Mom was again in the dark and could not find the new mobile light. It's great because it holds a charge but it's also always in a different place because you can put it anywhere. Unfortunately Mom could not find it had to make a quick decision to not continue looking for it and to walk arou...