All day yesterday I had flashbacks of the trach tube coming out. I was feeling more than a little gun shy about the daily ritual of changing the trach tie. I kept racking my brain. There must be a better way. How do people who live alone manage this feat?!?
Then it hit me. Wonder if I could put the new trach tie on and then remove the old one. This would eliminate the vulnerable part of the operation where he has half of the old tie on and half of the new and nothing holding them together.
Sure enough, I tried it this morning and it worked! There is enough room in the slots that the ties fit into to accommodate the ties for both trach ties at the same time. As the old saying goes--necessity is the mother of invention. I will definitely sleep better tonight.
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