Pete, do you still have your trach in? My dad got sick in February and they had to put the trach in again. He keeps getting infections in the nursing home/rehab he is in, so we want to bring him home, with some help of course. They are trying to talk us out of it b/c they say to care for someone at home with the trach is too difficult. We really want to get him home. We are afraid if he stays in the nursing home it will kill him. He's gotten MRSA, C-Diff, VRE, and something else that I can't remember the name. He is also afraid to swish his mouth now that he has the trach because he thinks he is going to choke. Meanwhile, this leaves his mouth so terribly dry that I'm afraid he is going to develop a mouth infection soon


Rett
Father 80 y/o with BOT Stage IV/ SCC, laser surgery to remove tumor 8/08, Hemi glossectomy, reconstructed tongue, right side neck dissection, RT began 10-8-08, chemo not recommended because of age, Peg tube, non smoker/drinker.