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OT went tremendously well. Beth couldn\u2019t keep up with Chloe as she was on the go from the moment she entered the door. She climbed the ladder to the slide (with help), tried the rock wall, was on the swing and in the cocoon hammock and finished by painting shaving cream pictures on the mirror.<\/p>\n
Next we were off to see Steve about the swallow test. This is a test that is done with a constant x-ray of her mouth, neck and throat. It shows the mechanics of swallowing. They tried with pudding, juice and then a paste pudding. All three showed marked improvement of the tongue. She was able to push the food to the back of her throat and then was able to trigger the start of a swallow. This is so much more than she was able to do last test. However, it does mean we have more work ahead of us before she can eat. The test never produced a full swallow and we had to suction the material out.<\/p>\n
Chloe came home completely bummed out, even though this IS progress and Steve said, once again, he has no doubt she will eat again. When we got home Dana put her in the tub to help calm her. Then we hooked her up to the feeds and went about the job of cheering her up. Colin and I were pretty successful with blowing up gloves and driving Ivey crazy. Then we put the gloves over our heads and that really set Ivey off. Chloe couldn\u2019t hold it back.<\/p>\n
Even though it was a short period of laughter by her it was a start. With all the movement she did today I believe her night will go well. We came home with homework to help her attain her goal. Now it\u2019s just a matter of getting her to be a little more patient.<\/p>\n
Be well,
\nRon<\/p>\n
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