Recovery after treatment with trach and g-tube

Does anyone have, or had a trach through treatment.  We are completing on 3/19 and I want to be proactive on what to do to help him get trach and tube removed.  We obviously need to wait for rad swelling before we can get accurate swallow test 4/27 and ENT scope 5/24...but i want to help him do anything he can to help him get prepared for these tests to begin weaning off trach and pegtube.  Anyone gone through this