It\u2019s 2ish on Friday and I haven\u2019t been to the hospital today. However, I did receive the news of the morning. Chloe had her swallowing test done at 9 AM. From what Dana said, she and Sandy had a hard time watching it as they kept expecting Chloe to start choking. <\/p>\n
The two people in charge with the test did a fantastic job. Although the test wasn\u2019t complete it did show enough promise that everyone was excited. There is a lot of activity in her throat. Things are starting to wake up. She still needs the tongue to cooperate a bit but she was able to swallow without aspiration. Keep in mind this is a minuscule amount of light pudding and some liquids. It was enough to test the mechanisms though and they seem to be doing what they need to do. We still need that left side vocal cord to come back online but she is working around it right now. Chloe wants more food though so I\u2019m sure we will get there.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll have more for you later.<\/p>\n
There are many fine comments on my \u201ccrash blog\u201d of last night. With the hits approaching 20,000, it\u2019s obvious there is a lot of interest in keeping Chloe, AND the team safe. Thank you so much for all of this. It takes a village\u2026 It has also been a resource for the doctors and nurses to see what we are thinking and hoping for.<\/p>\n
Organizers of help looking for ideas. I\u2019m not sure about websites coordinating something like this as I prefer hands on, however, whatever works for the masses will be perfect. The food deliveries have been wonderful. It\u2019s one less stress reliever for Dana and her team. Colin is also a huge concern for Dana. We keep checking in with him, but, being a 14 year old, it\u2019s sometimes difficult to drag out of him what is truly his desire or need. <\/p>\n
Ivey is another big concern for Dana. The poor dog thinks she has been abandoned. Not sure what to do about that but if you are one of many who is at Dana\u2019s house for any reason, please take some time to play with Ivey. She does like her toys and loves to run in the backyard. <\/p>\n
Sure, I\u2019ll ask. My computer is trashed. I don\u2019t know what it caught but if there\u2019s an expert at cleaning out a virus or unwanted programs out there I would accept that help. It seems to be my lifeline lately. My laptop is still healthy at least, but I can\u2019t even use my MSN right now and it takes an hour to reboot my desktop.<\/p>\n
Thank you all for all you do and all you hold for us.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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