Roots and Reverence

Stories of caregiving, love, and becoming a parent to adults

tracheostomy care at home

  • My Father – Part III: Learning to Live With a Tracheostomy

    My Father – Part III: Learning to Live With a Tracheostomy

    By the time “tracheostomy” entered our vocabulary, cancer was in my father’s breath, not just his reports. The trach, we were told, would help him breathe and clear secretions. What no one really says is that a tracheostomy doesn’t just change a neck; it changes a household – the sounds in the room, how you…

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