Dear listmembers,
Things are looking up. Hopefully the next update will be sent by Barb
herself frrom home. Any suggestions about swallowing problems? I sent
them a booklet from the NPF web site that suggested working with a speech
therapist. Does anyone have experience with this?
Linda
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Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 23:22:26 EDT
Today was much better. She is eating. Temp is normal.
Barbara continued to have trouble today with the "closing" sensation
in
her throat. She spit up some mucus and she has a "dry" throat with
difficulty swallowing. This also keeps her from sleeping and eating.
She
slept well SAT night and eat her best meal yet at Sun. breakfast.
However,
for two hours Sun. afternoon she struggled with her fear of not breathing
because she had internal tremors and she felt that her throat was
closing. I
pointed out that tightness in the throat, difficulty in swallowing, a dry
throat, difficulty in eating, and insomnia were the symptoms ...she has
complained about since Thanksgiving. Her PD meds look like they are
working, but these symptoms will negate much of her "on" time.
I welcome suggestions for Barbara. Fred Krebs
