The surgery to place a tracheostomy and a feeding tube is planned for Tuesday. The trach is so that she can have her sedation lightened. It is too uncomfortable to be awake with an endotracheal tube in, and it is not good to keep that in indefinitely anyway. The feeding tube will allow the nutrition mixture to go directly into her stomach, so there is less chance of it going accidently into her lungs and causing pneumonia.

Meanwhile, Cosmo is resting comfortably at Vange’s house. Thank goodness for Vange. Judy L is in the hospital at least for another day.