Thanks Everyone!
I made a few more phone calls, and then one person told another and so on...we have a few people very happy to come by smile
I called the surgeon's office today, told them my mom is very uncomfortable and her spirits are low. Told her the trach needs to come out so we can go out, she needs to be able to get bck to being normal. The girl I spoke with asked why she isn't going out? I said because at discharge they said to stay home till the trach is removed, as did the visiting nurse. She said mom is allowed to go out, that was supposed to be a temporary order. Not surprisingly, mom cheered up right away! Jerry--she did some major damage at Kohl's today!! She's lost so much weight that her clothes are very large on her.
Thanks so much. Battery is about to die. frown

Donna
CG to Mom, dx 4/25/07 with tongue cancer,T3N0,tx began 7/6/07, 31 tx's of IMRT, 8 cycles of Erbitux. Brachytherapy, surgery, left neck dissection and temp trach placed all on 9/17/07, trach removed 10/17/07. ORN of jaw, late effect of radiation symptoms. **lost my beautiful mother on 5/5/11.