September 15th, 2006. Beau did better this swallow study! He aspirated and spelled right away with the thin liquid and I almost had a heart attack. One of the people doing the study was just holding him and asking his nurse to hook up the oxygen. No patting his back or stimulating him to breath. I was about 1/2 a second from freaking out and grabbing him from her. Fortunately, it wasn't a bad spell and his nurse was there and took care of him. When they tried him on the thick liquid there was a noticable difference. He slightly aspirated, but didn't seem to be too affected by it. He didn't spell and in all honesty, I couldn't tell he was aspirating. One of the researchers showed me but I still didn't see it. He did say it was only a little bit. So now we wait once more week then try him again and see where he's at.

In the mean time he's been taken off of the Diuril (one of the diaretics) and also his potassium suppliment. He may go back on the potassium depending on how tomorrow's labs come back. I'm definitely happy to get him off at least one medication. It's going to be complicated enough without more medicines.

Please keep praying for Beau. Your comments and good thoughts me so much to us. Take care.