Spiritual Dysphagia

  “She’s not swallowing properly,” the speech pathologist assessed.   It was like a light bulb went off within our minds. “So that’s the reason that Mom hasn’t been eating,” my husband said.   “Yes, late stage Alzheimer’s patients often lose the swallowing reflex,” Maggie explained. “Although the swallow reflex is an automatic one, it actually is quite complex. It …