Because Tania delayed her swallowing during the test today, the speech therapist and the doctors have decided to postpone feeding her by mouth. This decision is for her safety so she does not aspirate beverages or food into her lungs. Additional focused speech therapy will be scheduled over the next week to attempt to assist Tania's swallowing abilities.
All the therapists reported that Tania had a good day. She interacted well with her friend, Peggy, in speech therapy and managed to push a grocery cart across the gym with assistance from her physical therapist. As I was leaving the hospital about 5:30 she asked if I was going to take her out for dinner. I responded that I would like to, but that we would need to wait a while longer.
Rollie
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