My 1st #20time Reflection

Hey this is Kay! Last night I went up to Kade's house and learned part of what Kade's nightly routine is. First, Kade has to be suctioned.  Kade has a trach which is like a little hole in his throat that has a tube going down it. The trach helps Kade breath like we do. When Kade starts to make a sound like he is congested that means it is time for him to be suctioned. In order to suction Kade you have to first take off his HME (which is the thing that covers his hole in his throat.) Next, you take the suction cathedar (the tube that is connected to the suction machine) and stick it 6 cm. down his throat. The suction cathedar has a little button like thing on it that has air coming out of it. You have to put your finger over the hole to make the machine start sucking the stuff out of Kade's trach. The last thing you have to do is give him his breathing treatment. Kade takes a breathing treatment through a nebulizer. The medicine you put in his nebulizer are 1 vial of xopanex and 1 vial of pulmicort. To give him a breathing treatment, you have to put a little mask like thing over his trach. During the process of this I had very many struggles because it was my first time doing this. In the future I hope to become better and better at this. Next week I plan to talk to you about how to give Kade a bath.That's all I have for today!-Kay