No More Breathing Tube :)

About 5 minutes ago Meredith's breathing tube was removed. She was not happy about it, which was good. She appears to be breathing ok on her own. Her face is still a little swollen and she cannot open her eyes very far. She also had some other tube removed that went into her heart, but I do remember its name nor its function. Meredith still has several IVs, her art line, a line into her jugular, 3 chest tubes, and temporary pacemaker leads. I am sure that I am forgetting something. My point is that while having her breathing tube removed is definite progress, she still has a ways to go.

-Chip