Maria is in the Bliss Wing - Room 828. It is a Standard Care room at Hartford Hospital.
After many weeks, on Saturday 8/30, Maria moved from the Surgery ICU to Intermediate Care. Maria had been in the ICU since her Surgery on Saturday 8/9. The news of her moving out of ICU was fantastic.
Earlier that same week, Maria began to spend more time awake and less time sleeping. This too was a fantastic achievement. On Friday 9/19 Maria's trachea tube was downsized (a good thing) and she was given a Passy-Muir valve, aka the speaking valve. The smaller tube provides Maria with more comfort, and the valve makes it easier for her to communicate with others.
On Tuesday, 9/2 Maria was moved from the Intermediate Care room to a standard care room. The move to standard care is a sign that Maria is progressing well and getting better too!! This week we expect her feeding tube to be removed, and possibly the trachea tube too. These are great achievements in her recovery. The physical therapists have already begun to get her moving. More great stuff.
Maria is progressing well. She still has a long road to recovery from a rehab perspective but the progress she has made in the last week is encouraging.
Thank you again for your thoughts and prayers and positive energy.
