Friday, October 1, 2010
I knew he would but now we have the OK from the speech
therapist and the dietician to start with small meals by mouth. What that
really means is that I can try to feed him through his tight little jaws.
His jaw has always been extremely tight and he never really liked anything to
be in his mouth. That was one of the reasons we got the
G-tube.
The speech therapist that does the swallow study knows us
really well now. Suzanne and I discussed how many swallow studies he has
had and came to the conclusion of 5. We are also known by the
radiology staff. One of the techs came in just to see Jack. On
top of all the swallow studies, he has also had a VCUG, chest x-ray and to
check his MIC-KEY placement the first time he got it.
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| Give me apples! |
So back to feeding him...I called the dietitian as soon as
we left Wilford Hall to let her know that he passed and to get more
recipes. We decided on two 50 calorie snacks a day. This is so
exciting for me! I know it will be A LOT of work but I'm ready for the
challenge.
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| Real men wear pink! |
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| John, Speech Therapist, Jack and Radiologist. |
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