As promised, here are some guidelines that help safeguard against choking. We received these after my phone consultation with a speech therapist. If your loved one is having some difficulty at meal time, you may want to consider an evaluation by a speech therapist, the go-to profession for assessment of swallowing difficulties. We have found…
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Choking
Mealtime demands alertness. Dad hasn’t been able to feed himself for a couple of years. Every bite and every swallow now are delivered by the hand of another. Until recently Mom fed him breakfast (usually oatmeal) and lunch (often a sandwich or a salad), and I fed him dinner. But his increasing frequency of choking…