Helicopter vest

Joel's Vest treatment sounds just like a helicopter. Here's how he looks in the vest at Grammy's---doing a breathing treatment at the same time. The vest fills with air and then the tubes send fast bursts of air into it to shake his lungs free of mucous so he'll cough. The compressor unit itself looks like a large boom box. Joel's still needing oxygen in decreasing amounts but especially at night. His lungs sound great in the mornings and then his breathing gets rougher as the day wears on.

We've had a few visitors, including a wonderful woman who cut Joel's hair, his school tutor, home health care nurses and others whom he remembers and loves. Aside from grieving over the loss of home and family as he knew it, he's adjusting well to life as it is. I'm so pleased to see that he does remember people and things that he's learned at school. Our boy can read! And he can count to 50 out loud and identify many numbers!

Lora is giving her report on her mission to the high council tonight. I would've loved to have been there for that, but those who could go, are there.

Time for Joel to go to bed, goodnight everybody!