Day 789 - Scariest Day Yet! 😭 & The Best News 😁 (Rollercoaster of Emotions 🎢)
Monday, February 27th, 2023 It started out that any other morning. Mom was doing his morning care getting him ready for PT at the hospital. Then it turned into a morning Mom will never forget. Below is the post mom shared with the Trach Mom community to help others be more aware... ----- I almost accidentally killed my son this morning. I was hesitant about posting this for several reasons but I know that posts like these have helped me become more aware of how a situation can happen and overall more on alert. This morning I had put my son on the ventilator quickly to do his nebulizer treatments because that is the only way that we are able to do them. He is off the ventilator otherwise and is very stable. When we were finished I took him off of the ventilator and put on his red cap. He was still fully cuffed! I completely skipped the step to deflate his cuff (and we have been doing this for a while). I proceeded to put away the ventilator circuit, still standing right there. He w...