I know it must be hard to leave your husband alone all day, I am glad he is accepting the home health. Bill has a lot of salvia too and always seems to have “junk” in his throat that he can’t cough up. We saw a lung doctor and he ordered a suction machine for him, but the stuff is so far down it is hard for him to suction much out. The doctor mentioned to him about a tube in his throat and I am sure he was taking about a tracheotomy tube, he didn’t elaborate so I am not sure if you can get a trach and still breath on your own. I wish I could get Bill to talk about these things but he just says I am bringing him down when I try to discuss this stuff. His speech is almost totally gone now and we have a dynovox on order that should be here soon. So good to hear from you..hang in there