Re: Speech Therapy Sara - Vaughn

[Guest guest]

Hi, Sara,

I agree with Vaughn. Almost everyone that speaks with Bettie Jo

turns up the volume. The only exception recently was a technician

who administered a CT scan to Bettie Jo. Even with a bit of machine

noise in the background, she spoke only in a normal voice. It was

very much appreciated.

The best help that a speech therapist can give is to teach how to

effectively chew and move food or liquids to the back of the mouth in

preparation for swallowing, and then how to tuck the chin and double

swallow.

I question the effectiveness of exercising the parts fo the mouth

simply because it does not take much to fatigue the muscles to the

point of not being able to chew or swallow until rested.

A posting last fall might be interesting:

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10019234 & BRD=1078 & PAG=461 & de

pt_id=151025 & rfi=6

This seems most interesting.

Now about that CT scan, after 6 weeks, we have finally found a 5 mm X

3 mm stone between the kidney and the bladder. Sooo. Bettie Jo will

under go a procedure to laser blast the stone into fine grains that

will pass easily on Monday. Boy, we sure would rather be at Spring

Fling.

Don

[Guest guest]

Hi Don,

I'll be in prayer for Bettie Jo. She'll be all right. God is good. Keep us

updated. Take care.

God Bless

Yolanda

Re: Speech Therapy Sara - Vaughn

Hi, Sara,

I agree with Vaughn. Almost everyone that speaks with Bettie Jo

turns up the volume. The only exception recently was a technician

who administered a CT scan to Bettie Jo. Even with a bit of machine

noise in the background, she spoke only in a normal voice. It was

very much appreciated.

The best help that a speech therapist can give is to teach how to

effectively chew and move food or liquids to the back of the mouth in

preparation for swallowing, and then how to tuck the chin and double

swallow.

I question the effectiveness of exercising the parts fo the mouth

simply because it does not take much to fatigue the muscles to the

point of not being able to chew or swallow until rested.

A posting last fall might be interesting:

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10019234 & BRD=1078 & PAG=461 & de

pt_id=151025 & rfi=6

This seems most interesting.

Now about that CT scan, after 6 weeks, we have finally found a 5 mm X

3 mm stone between the kidney and the bladder. Sooo. Bettie Jo will

under go a procedure to laser blast the stone into fine grains that

will pass easily on Monday. Boy, we sure would rather be at Spring

Fling.

Don

[Guest guest]

Don, thanks for your reply - I appreciate the information. God

Bless. Sara

> Hi Don,

>

> I'll be in prayer for Bettie Jo. She'll be all right. God is

good. Keep us updated. Take care.

>

> God Bless

> Yolanda

> Re: Speech Therapy Sara - Vaughn

>

>

> Hi, Sara,

>

> I agree with Vaughn. Almost everyone that speaks with Bettie Jo

> turns up the volume. The only exception recently was a

technician

> who administered a CT scan to Bettie Jo. Even with a bit of

machine

> noise in the background, she spoke only in a normal voice. It

was

> very much appreciated.

>

> The best help that a speech therapist can give is to teach how to

> effectively chew and move food or liquids to the back of the

mouth in

> preparation for swallowing, and then how to tuck the chin and

double

> swallow.

>

> I question the effectiveness of exercising the parts fo the mouth

> simply because it does not take much to fatigue the muscles to

the

> point of not being able to chew or swallow until rested.

>

> A posting last fall might be interesting:

> http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?

newsid=10019234 & BRD=1078 & PAG=461 & de

> pt_id=151025 & rfi=6

>

> This seems most interesting.

>

> Now about that CT scan, after 6 weeks, we have finally found a 5

mm X

> 3 mm stone between the kidney and the bladder. Sooo. Bettie Jo

will

> under go a procedure to laser blast the stone into fine grains

that

> will pass easily on Monday. Boy, we sure would rather be at

Spring

> Fling.

>

> Don

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Don:

Please tell Bettie Jo I will be thinking of her Monday.

Take care.

Jo.

Re: Speech Therapy Sara - Vaughn

> Hi, Sara,

>

> I agree with Vaughn. Almost everyone that speaks with Bettie Jo

> turns up the volume. The only exception recently was a technician

> who administered a CT scan to Bettie Jo. Even with a bit of machine

> noise in the background, she spoke only in a normal voice. It was

> very much appreciated.

>

> The best help that a speech therapist can give is to teach how to

> effectively chew and move food or liquids to the back of the mouth in

> preparation for swallowing, and then how to tuck the chin and double

> swallow.

>

> I question the effectiveness of exercising the parts fo the mouth

> simply because it does not take much to fatigue the muscles to the

> point of not being able to chew or swallow until rested.

>

> A posting last fall might be interesting:

> http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10019234 & BRD=1078 & PAG=461 & de

> pt_id=151025 & rfi=6

>

> This seems most interesting.

>

> Now about that CT scan, after 6 weeks, we have finally found a 5 mm X

> 3 mm stone between the kidney and the bladder. Sooo. Bettie Jo will

> under go a procedure to laser blast the stone into fine grains that

> will pass easily on Monday. Boy, we sure would rather be at Spring

> Fling.

>

> Don

>

>

>

>