It's been almost exactly two years since that fateful January day in 2009. But this January day in 2011 brought nothing but great news. Ben had a swallow study at the hospital this morning, and for the first time he has been cleared to eat and drink anything he wants, including water and root beer! He has been working hard on this, drinking from a syringe to practice, and praying every night that Heavenly Father would help him drink water again, and remembering to thank Him for every little success. Well, that work has payed off, and those prayers have been answered. Ben gets root beer for lunch today, and we are going to have a root beer float party this weekend to celebrate.
So, this January 18th, instead of having our boy's life hanging in the balance, we'll be drinking root beer, and we'll be grateful for every hard won swallow!
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Hurray! I'm so, so happy for you guys. Go Ben!
ReplyDeleteYeay! That brought tears to my eyes! Go Ben!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear of Ben's progress. What a blessing for you and all the family.
ReplyDeleteHe must be doing really well to be able to drink root beer. I even have a hard time with that.