Today they are going to give mom a swallowing test. She will drink a berium (spelling) drink and then they will take X-Rays to see how she is swallowing so they will know what kind of food they can safely give her. They feel her swallowing has improved quite a bit.
She has developed a small infection around the feeding line and have started her on another set of antibiotics....Hopefully she won't break out in a rash again and hopefully we can get rid of the whole line. It has caused her quite a bit of discomfort.
She was up and walking, with ALOT of assistance yesterday. They walked down the hall. She had an air bag on her leg and held on to the rail and Physical therapist.
She is doing better in her speech, she can pronounce about 5-6 letters, She is communicating alot better with getting answers correct. I think they said 80%. They feel she can understand everything you tell her. Sometimes it takes a few seconds to process it.
Robin flew in yesterday and will be here for a week. Hopefully she can fill us in a little better than I have been doing :)
We are making baby steps but at least we are moving forward! Keep her in your prayers.
We treasure every update you post on here. I can just see Linda's determination... Please tell your Mom and Dad how much we love them! We are praying for the whole family!!! Love you ALL!!!
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