Thank you for the information. She is very depressed. Gloria we are trying to stay optimistic but there are some things that you mention in your post that are all to familiar to me. According to her swallowing doctor she has so little feeling in her throat that she did not know that she was aspirating. He is now having her after every sip of anything she has to cough to redirect the fluid. There was a time when she had just drank a milkshake and she started turning blue and said she couldn't breathe. It makes sense to me now that she was actually choking in a way. Does this mean she will not be able to drink water? She is having a very difficult time dealing with all of this. Her swallowing doctor wants her to get back to drinking by mouth starting tomorrow. They are keeping her at the hospital for 3 days until they can make sure the G-tube is working effectively. I will keep everybody updated.

Thank you,