Swallow

When Derek was a baby he had a hard time swallowing. We had to teach him how to do it. Imagine that. I knew it was part of a reflex he just had to get and in a relaxed environment he would get it. We had nurses and therapist all up in our stuff and I sent them out of the room and he got it, he had spent so many days being fed by a tube swallowing was foreign to him. Poor thing. It really did not go down as easy as that sounds it was a whole day of work but I'll spare you the sweat and tears of it all. What matters is he got it.

Recently I have studied the parts of the throat, mouth and espophogus. We can discuss how swallowing happens. The field of Speech Therapy deals with these issues. I am jazzed about it. Not as jazzed as the part of the ear often makes me but swallowing is pretty cool.

A friend today said she had no pride left to swallow she just had to get to it. I am so proud of her. I really am. She has been handed some pretty rough things lately and she's dealing. For her girls. She has no place to go she has no choice but to deal with it. It's not a test. God is not testing you. There is no mercy or uncle to scream to make it stop. What it is is that you deserve the sun, the moon and so much more and what you're going thru I think is showing you how strong you are. I often tell Dom that I believe this life is but a moment compared to the eternal life we will have in Heaven. Living this life right and walking the right path is all you have to do. It's not that hard, not really. She has changed and has come a long way this past year and the year ahead of her will not be an easy one for her but she's going to be just fine. Her voice today was stronger than it's ever been. You go girl. I know your dad is proud of you. I know your mom is smiling down on you. I will be behind you and do what I can don't worry. Just keep your head up, keep smiling and you'll swallow this.