Yesterday was a bit of a roller coaster.

When I walked into Emily's room a little after 7:00, she opened her eyes and looked straight at me the minute she heard my voice. We got her wean from the respirator going right at 8:00 and thought we had a plan to have her moving towards getting off the respirator.

About 10:00 Emily started coughing and gagging on her trach tube. It got bad enough that the respiratory therapist not only needed to turn off the wean but also increase her oxygen flow. She struggled with coughing and keeping herself oxygenated for most of the mid-day.

Then suddenly around 3:00 p.m. she pretty much stopped coughing, starting opening her eyes, and purposefully moving her right leg, which she'd never done before. So, in the end, the day ended on a good note but it was one of the tougher ones we've had.

The doctors said yesterday that as soon as she's off the respirator we'll move her to Craig to start rehab. It will be good to get her out of the ICU and away from all of the crud that floats around a traditional hospital. We're hoping that if her wean goes well today that she might be ready by early next week. Keep your fingers crossed.