Intubation... (is that how you spell it?)

The EEG trip took just over an hour and there were no issues going and coming back from Saint Anthonys. We still haven't got the results, and are hoping that what we have learned is true - No news, is good news.

Yesterday she was started on another anti-seizure medication called Dilantin in addition to the one that they started her on on Wednesday (Keppra). I'm not sure what has done what, but she doesn't appear to be tensing up with her brows furrowed nearly as much. Dad said she rested through the day and got by okay with Percocet. She does wince and get fidgety, but it's not as constant as it was before. Her face was more relaxed (her lips were not pursed together like they had been) and she seemed to get some rest through the night.

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Just talked to Dr. Vocal (Pulmologist). He is recomending that we intubate my mom to reduce the risk of her getting another case of pneumonia. In her current state, she non-responsive and the fear is that she will aspirate on the mucus that she does manage to cough up. This will put her on a ventilator and in a medicated coma. We are hoping that this will help to speed up the scheduling of her tracheostomy, which we have been waiting for.

This is not considered an emergency procedure - as in placing her on life support with no other options. She has been breathing on her own (although with a nasal cannula to offer supplemental oxygen) - and we were asked by the doctor if we wanted to go through with this recommendation. We feel like pneumonia is a huge risk and has been one of the main things to bring her down, again and again and because of that, we wanted to do the elective tracheostomy in the first place.

Once more, I don't know if this even makes sense... I'm trying to wrap my head around it and am praying that we are making the best decisions for my mom.

Please pray that we are...

xox,
Tommy