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8/4/2010 9:17:47 AM
Story submitted by: Michael Briggs
In October 2008, Ryan was admitted to the Children’s Hospital for a course of antibiotics and physiotherapy to clear a lung infection which had been making him rather ill. There followed several more visits culminating in a Gastrostomy in November; this because he had been aspirating at a far greater rate than at first thought. After managing to pull the first feeding tube out Ryan eventually returned home in time for Christmas. However, he was now on three feeds a day with no more food by mouth; a devastating thing to happen, for food was the highlight of Ryan’s day. Now the family has had to get used to a new regime with Ryan missing out on family meals. He could not understand why he could no longer eat and to this day I am unable to eat in front of him.... More↴