Her home care aid had been feeding her. I cam into the room and Valerie was unresponsive. She was sitting in her chair. I turned her on her side and gave a firm slap on her back. She vomited. It was liquid chocolate. She came around, but we had already hit the panic button, and the EMT group arrived within minutes.
At the hospital they ran some tests and recommended a feeding tube. I said no. Her doctor said no. All the research I looked into said no. So no feeding tube.
We had been using a product called Thick-It, that is used for people with swallowing problems. We need to increase the amount so that even her water and juice had to be at pudding consistency.
It has been over a year now that we have been doing this. We go through 3 36 oz. containers every month.
She still continues to have problems with the swallowing( coughs while eating) but she still has a good appetite thank god.
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