Update on our niece Katie. By Barbara Murphy (mom) Wow! That girl can pack it away! Katie started out having her traditional cup (4 ozs.) of chocolate pudding. Then she had her mouth open so we decided to get her a vanilla pudding cup which she ate eagerly! Then we thought, Well, would she like some food type food? So we inquired at the dining hall as to what they had that was pureed. They sent Jim back with pureed roast beef sandwich (6 ozs)! It had a whole different texture and flavor than Katie had recently experienced.The pickle relish, mayo, and roast beef combination caused her to make some interesting facial expressions but she kept opening her mouth. We finished off the evening with about 6 ozs. of chicken and rice soup thickened to the pureed consistency. Needless to say they decided to cancel her usual 7:00 pm tube feeding! We will be checking with the nursing coordinator and dietitian to see if we can make this evening meal a tray everyday from here on out. Eating real food strengthens Katies swallow reflex, provides some real good stimuli, and gets her closer to normality. Everyday we get a little more encouraged. God is good, all the time! Praise His name!
Posted on: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 02:46:13 +0000