Re: Update - Re: Heads Up on Swallowing Studies

[Guest guest]

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I am so glad to hear that there were no significant problems. The Speech Pathologist made good recs and I am sure they will be helpful to prevent any complications now. I hope all continues to go well. Take Care : )

[Guest guest]

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After reflecting on the SP's recs, I am wondering why she recommended

" close " supervision while eating. I have a call in to her to find out. I

suspect that since Terry has depressed speech volume, she knows there is

the potential for problems down the road.

Time will tell.

Thanks for your comments.

Message: 10

Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 10:06:43 EST

From: TigerI1884@...

Subject: Re: Update - Re: " Heads Up " on Swallowing Studies

,

I am so glad to hear that there were no significant problems. The Speech

Pathologist made good recs and I am sure they will be helpful to prevent any

complications now. I hope all continues to go well. Take Care : )

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Sennewald Charlottesville, Virginia

[Guest guest]

:

After reflecting on the SP's recs, I am wondering why she recommended

" close " supervision while eating. I have a call in to her to find out. I

suspect that since Terry has depressed speech volume, she knows there is

the potential for problems down the road.

Time will tell.

Thanks for your comments.

Message: 10

Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 10:06:43 EST

From: TigerI1884@...

Subject: Re: Update - Re: " Heads Up " on Swallowing Studies

,

I am so glad to hear that there were no significant problems. The Speech

Pathologist made good recs and I am sure they will be helpful to prevent any

complications now. I hope all continues to go well. Take Care : )

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Sennewald Charlottesville, Virginia

[Guest guest]

:

After reflecting on the SP's recs, I am wondering why she recommended

" close " supervision while eating. I have a call in to her to find out. I

suspect that since Terry has depressed speech volume, she knows there is

the potential for problems down the road.

Time will tell.

Thanks for your comments.

Message: 10

Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 10:06:43 EST

From: TigerI1884@...

Subject: Re: Update - Re: " Heads Up " on Swallowing Studies

,

I am so glad to hear that there were no significant problems. The Speech

Pathologist made good recs and I am sure they will be helpful to prevent any

complications now. I hope all continues to go well. Take Care : )

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Sennewald Charlottesville, Virginia

[Guest guest]

I appreciate your thoughts on " close supervision. " My puzzlement is that

the rest of the recommendations did not seem consistent with the importance

of " close supervision. " The speech pathologist and I are trading phone

calls to try and understanding her reasoning. I suppose I ought to bone up

on the Heimlich maneuver as well. We do have to learn a lot of new things

with this crazy disease process.

Thanks again.

Message: 16

Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 20:44:35 -0600

Subject: Re Re: Update - Re: " Heads Up " on Swallowing Studies

>From a spouse who has been where you are. Close supervision means just

that!!!!!!!

Choking can happen in a blink of an eye. Inhalation comes along with it.

Take care and you do not have to sit right by her. She needs to be able

to relax but you need to be ready.

I have had Ralph fall to the floor in a faint as he was eating. One

morning he wound up with his head in a waste paper basket he had been

using.

I had to just clean him up get the basket off him and then cover him up

until I could get him off the floor.

Not fun.

But I was always aware of what was going on, just not quick enough.

Have a good one.

Barb [image]

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" I'll lean on you and you lean on me and we'll be okay. " Dave s

Sennewald Charlottesville, Virginia