Tonight (Sunday June 15) my brothers, and my mom came down to HealthBridge for Fathers Day. When we first walked in the door Ilan smiled at us with complete and total joy! We settled in to the room and one by one we said hi to Ilan, telling him about the week we have had. I was the last one to say hi to Ilan but i was happy! The laker game was on and Jarone and David were busy watching it. So i held Ilan's hand so he would not be lonely.
Right away Ilan didn't look like he was bored anymore. He squeezed my hand so tight, that i thought that something was wrong. Actually he was looking at the T.V watching the lakers loose at one point! I was so relieved accept he couldn't stop squeezing my hand until the lakers started winning again!
Around the third quarter of the game, my family started eating. As usual we let Ilan smell the food that we eat as he can not swallow yet. We let him smell one of the soups that we got. It had the most seasonings and the most spices than all the other foods. So after he smelt it he started to feel a discomfort almost about to start coughing. And he did. Usually the cough keeps on going until he finishes clearing his throat unless he swallows. So my mom told Ilan, "Swallow Lani! Swallow!" Ilan kept opening and closing his mouth as he was swallowing. It was such a big accomplishment as he is not able to swallow food yet!
-Michal
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I am so happy to hear of Ilan's progress and look forward to reading this blog daily. What a great idea to set this up. So many people are concerned about Ilan and your family and it's so nice to have a daily update. I hope that things continue in a positive direction!
Sending much love and good thoughts...
Paulette and Ron Nessim
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