{"id":1400,"date":"2011-11-04T12:36:11","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T16:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=1400"},"modified":"2011-11-04T12:36:11","modified_gmt":"2011-11-04T16:36:11","slug":"update-on-ruthie-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=1400","title":{"rendered":"Update on Ruthie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/05\/DSC014376.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1102\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/05\/DSC014376-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/05\/DSC014376-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/05\/DSC014376-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>We just wanted to let you all know of some big news on a topic that you all have been praying for. \u00a0Today, Ruthie (Joel&#8217;s mom) was able to get her feeding tube out. \u00a0Praise the Lord! \u00a0This is a huge blessing for her (and for us!) because it has been such a bear dealing with it and receiving nutrients through it. \u00a0Though she is not swallowing anywhere near perfect yet, she is swallowing enough at this point that the doctors allowed her to remove it. 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