Recovery is a fickle thing...
You may recall from the Sunday evening update that Phil struggled a little with breathing on his own in the morning, requiring him to go back on the ventilator. They switched him back to CPAP at 3pm and he decided to follow that up with a 13-hour stretch of breathing with the support of CPAP. Awesome progress!
Just to show that no good deed goes unpunished, he then had a coughing fit that resulted in him coughing-up his feeding tube. After receiving a "Vinny Barbarino", he was able to return to sleep. For those of you too young to remember the TV show Welcome Back, Kotter, Barbarino (played by John Travolta) was famous for saying "up your nose with a rubber hose" which is basically what a feeding tube is, isn't it?
OK, perhaps TMI. But Phil is known for his command of TV trivia and perverted sense of humor, so I couldn't resist.
Rhonda, tell Phil if he hurries up and gets better and we can get to the lakehouse for our getaway, I promise to leave him the leftover Cosmo fixings again!!! Love and hugs to you!!
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