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Hi, Ralph had his trachy changed again almost 3 weeks ago. Consultant not too happy that Ralph was only capping 30 minutes a day, so Ralph is upping it by 30 minutes every 3 days. He's now up to 3 hours and should be up to 9 hours by next appointment. Ralph says it's harder if he does anything but he's carrying on. I said maybe it will be easier if he gets it out as the tube won't be taking up room in his airway. Consultant says he's very confident he can have it out and be fine, which is a big turn around from him. We'll see.

On another point, not had any daily notifications since Saturday. I've just logged out and back in again to see if that helps.

Best wishes to all xx

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Cassiedogoman

great update, really look forward to them.

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Stent2024

hi sue , thanks for update . Going well

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Cavalierrubie

Wishing Ralph well. 👍. It will be so good for him to be free of trachy. There are many of us not getting notifications and l think Admin have been informed.

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Gardenview10 in reply toCavalierrubie

Good to hear, miss my daily notifications x

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Shabana1974

Sue slowly but surely you both getting there. I am in no doubt your support of him has help beyond words. Sending 🫂

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Manderson27

Your story has been a stormy ride. So happy to see that you are navigating calmer waters and getting back to a more normal life.

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Thanksnhs

Hi Sue I am so glad things are still going forward for Ralph and he could be free from the trachy, he has really came on leaps and bounds since he came out of hospital and long may it continue.I also have not received any notifications for days and before that I was having huge problems trying to get into the posts, I have no idea what is going on. Char x

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Qualipop

That is good news. I'm sure the longer time will get easier as he goes on.

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cappachina

Onwards and upwards He is doing so well Look forward to your next one It will be great if trach can come out eventually though slightly nerve wracking for you both

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AmandaLouise77

Great news for Ralph, he's doing so well. I've not had daily feed either but have had a notification for this one!

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Gardenview10 in reply toAmandaLouise77

Yes, it's only the daily ones missing x

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Callie456

I'm glad to hear things are going well with steady improvements. You both deserve a calm time, that's for sure! Sounds like you have a good plan with the gradual capping, I hope it continues to get easier. 💗

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PinkKizzie

I so look forward to your updates. Glad you're both well. 💐

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ETHEL103

All sounds positive Sue x

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Larneybuds

Hi Gardenview....once again, so pleased about Ralph's progress....he's a trooper for sure....long may it continue. With regard to emails it appears there are a fair few of us who haven't had any notifications so I would assume there's some sort of problem. As always...all the best to you both xx

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Bingofox007

great to hear from you both. Take care 🦊x

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Blearyeyed

Daily notifications are all over the place. I was fine until this morning.Everything seems really positive , it's like a full time job getting well but Ralph seems to be taking it on.

Glad to hear about his improvement, take care , Bee

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BlueGreenPink

fantastic news Sue. I am so pleased for you both. Thank you for making the time to share the update, it’s a lovely boost x

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Digger0

Wow, Ralphs doing well! Excellent news!

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weepip

Thanks for the update Sue , so pleased that Ralph is doing so well after everything he went though . It has shown us all that there is always hope even when things look bad . Xxx

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