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Kathleen has been in a pattern recently that is both encouraging and discouraging.
•She has continued to throw up fairly regularly which has alarmed the Davey family. Throwing up for her can lead to pneumonia and serious complications. This increased emesis has coincided with the change of Kathleen's diet almost to the day. She went from Jevity 1.0 to 1.2 at the dietician's order. The new compound is tougher on the stomach and more concentrated calories. Immediately Kathleen gained significant weight and began to vomit. The Davey's have cut back her food intake to maintain her weight and have made repeated requests to resume her old feeding schedule which has been denied by both the doctor and the dietician.
•Kathleen has shown significantly more eye movement and responsiveness to both movement and sound.
•Kathleen's left arm has swelled significantly and there have been significant problems getting her blothinnessess level correct. Clearly, the blood clot is still an issue.
•Kathleen's rigidity has increased recently leading to the conclusion that another medicine might need to be employed to manage her increased spasticity. Family and caregivers have been consistent, however, about putting on her casts and exercising her to maintain her range of motion.

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