Anybody speak "Pam"?

She still isn't making any noise. She can mouth things, but she can't speak them. A silent Pam. Who knew there was such a thing? I kid, I kid. It's NOT FUNNY, but we all know that the idea of my mom not being the strongest voice in the conversation is unheard of. Not loudest. Strongest. And I love that about her. She is convinced she's an introvert - no really. Yet she always walks into a room and slowly but surely works her magic and charm unknowingly - she makes everyone feel loved, important, and the center of attention. And to her, you really are. It's no act.

SO, the thought of my mom NOT having a voice is something I never thought I would see. She's still managed to do a lot of very impressive things though. Brushing her teeth, putting on chapstick, doing her usual tricks. Apparently she has a secret language of sorts. Tapping two fingers to her thumb and making a circle with her pointer finger. A Pam morse code of sorts. No one has cracked the code quite yet, I'm sure she thinks we're all slow.

I know you're all wondering, "why can't she talk?" The ENT explained that it's because her vocal cords are still swollen - most likely from the endotrachial tube. They still need to give her a different trach tube, but right now there's too many secretions (I don't know why that matters folks, but Mr. Ears Nose and Throat guy says it does, so it does and I just don't argue when it comes to the subject of gross things). He will check again the middle of next week and hopefully he can make some magic happen. Until then, we've got some decoding to do.