Dear KirkGeorgia: Thanks for the info. I'll see if I can manage to get him to agree to sleeping upright........I wish I could get him to look at this site.....but all he does is sleep....(and cough, spit, hack, and vomit. He FINALLY allowed me to give him extra pillows to elevate his head last night, but still lots of coughing. Up until the other day, he did sip on water, but now his throat is so sore, he dosen't want to do that now. He is taking everything thru the g-tube now, and that worries me, b/c the docs have said, and I've seen on this site, that it is good to keep swallowing even if it is only water. I KNOW that he will get thru this and beat it.......but it sure is tougher than I had ever imagined!!!! I'm still so angry at the damn doctors for misdiagnosing him for over a year.......I guess that's something that I need to heal from, 'eh? If you have any other tips, I'm all ears!!!!

Thanks again for the info!
Michelle G.