Day 10

Ray got a good night sleep last night and was sitting up and giving us a small wave when my mom and I walked in. He was able to talk with more clearity today. The speach therapist came in and tried to feed him some apple sauce but she was not convinced he was swallowing correctly. She decided to let the throat heal one more day and try again. That means Ray is still on a feeding tube. She explained that that was due to him being put on ventaliztion twice in 5 days and it makes the throat swell. Ray sat up in a chair for a short time this afternoon. He is getting stronger but still has more healing to come. I will update again tomorrow.