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We wanted to provide a quick update on the health of Earl and Ruthie, Joel’s parents. \u00a0Earl is doing very well post-hip replacement surgery. \u00a0He is back to doing the things he loves: exercise and playing tennis. \u00a0His hip is still not quite a 100% as he still has discomfort at times and doesn’t have full mobility when playing tennis, but all things considered, he’s doing very well.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the report for Ruthie isn’t quite as positive. \u00a0She had been doing quite well in her progress on swallowing. \u00a0But of recent, she seems to have hit a\u00a0plateau\u00a0where she really hasn’t seen any progress for a while. \u00a0And for the swallowing that she is able to do, it is quite forced and with much concentration. \u00a0Basically, she is having to think through the process of swallowing as opposed to just be able to swallow normally. \u00a0They have determined that some of her muscles in her throat just have not begun working and at this point they have given up on the electrical stimulation treatment.<\/p>\n

In under a week she will be going to see a Ear, Nose and Throat specialist who will hopefully be able to give her some more information, but also hopefully he can give a recommendation to a center\/clinic that specializes in this exact area of swallowing. \u00a0She has been able to swallow quite a bit through her\u00a0process\u00a0of concentrating on each swallow and she is hoping that she can do enough so that she doesn’ t need to be on the feeding tube anymore. \u00a0But at the same time, they say that they are not seeing any progress in her swallowing so they are not sure what to do just yet. \u00a0There may be need for some kind of surgery or procedure to help get the muscles going again.<\/p>\n

Please pray that God will be with her through this whole process as it has been very\u00a0discouraging at times. \u00a0\u00a0 Please also pray that she can get her feeding tub out as she would be very encouraged by that. \u00a0Finally, please pray that as she goes to see the doctors and such that she would get a good diagnosis and treatment for the problem that currently\u00a0exists.<\/p>\n

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