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<blockquote data-quote="TIRE" data-source="post: 113220" data-attributes="member: 933">&quot;So Pete is continuing to improve :-)&nbsp; The strength and movement in his arms seems to be getting better every day and he is able to sit up on his own (unassisted) for longer periods of time.&nbsp; He still doesn't have movement in his fingers yet, but his mom and dad swear they saw him move his index finger twice over the weekend in an attempt to &quot;pick his nose&quot; :-)&nbsp; I didnt see this, but I dont doubt for a second that this happened.&nbsp; I feel like some of his movement may start to come back when he's not even trying.His respiratory therapist came in and spoke with us last night and delivered the great news that Pete is breathing on his own &quot;exceptionally well&quot; so the plan is to have his tracheostomy completely removed on Monday!&nbsp; I am more excited about this than Pete is I think, but this is another giant step in recovery!&nbsp; We were also informed that updated neck x-rays were sent to his neurosurgeon down at UVA yesterday as well.&nbsp; Hopefully the bone graft in his neck is fusing properly and we can also remove the neck brace soon as well. The neck brace restricts so much of his movement so once this is moved I fully expect to see major improvements on what Pete is able to do for himself, like eating and picking his nose :-) So much progress in the first couple of weeks, I can't wait to see what I'm posting about a month from now! Call of Duty and NHL 2013 here we come!&quot;&nbsp;Man I had no idea that he was in a neck brace all of this time.&nbsp; I cant imagine what that would be like. I have been to the ER afew and had to wear one for for an half hour or so. Its not fun. i remember when i was 5 years old i fell on my bike and they made me wear one for afew hours and it felt like hell. It was so uncomfortable i thought i was going to die. I just cant imagine wearing one for over a month. Get well soon Pete.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TIRE, post: 113220, member: 933"] "[FONT=arial black]So Pete is continuing to improve :-) The strength and movement in his arms seems to be getting better every day and he is able to sit up on his own (unassisted) for longer periods of time. He still doesn't have movement in his fingers yet, but his mom and dad swear they saw him move his index finger twice over the weekend in an attempt to "pick his nose" :-) I didnt see this, but I dont doubt for a second that this happened. I feel like some of his movement may start to come back when he's not even trying.[/FONT] [FONT=arial black]His respiratory therapist came in and spoke with us last night and delivered the great news that Pete is breathing on his own "exceptionally well" so the plan is to have his tracheostomy completely removed on Monday! I am more excited about this than Pete is I think, but this is another giant step in recovery! We were also informed that updated neck x-rays were sent to his neurosurgeon down at UVA yesterday as well. Hopefully the bone graft in his neck is fusing properly and we can also remove the neck brace soon as well. The neck brace restricts so much of his movement so once this is moved I fully expect to see major improvements on what Pete is able to do for himself, like eating and picking his nose :-) [/FONT] [FONT=arial black]So much progress in the first couple of weeks, I can't wait to see what I'm posting about a month from now! Call of Duty and NHL 2013 here we come!"[/FONT] Man I had no idea that he was in a neck brace all of this time. I cant imagine what that would be like. I have been to the ER afew and had to wear one for for an half hour or so. Its not fun. i remember when i was 5 years old i fell on my bike and they made me wear one for afew hours and it felt like hell. It was so uncomfortable i thought i was going to die. I just cant imagine wearing one for over a month. Get well soon Pete. [/QUOTE]

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