Sucking Ability

So I thought Ian had lost all he was going to lose...thinking what little, very little he was still able to do he would always have. It never occurred to me that he would lose more...after all why would I think that. I come on now, really...part of his disease is Spinal Muscular Atrophy....along with that comes losing the ability to eat, walk and breathe. I guess I was in denial and taking it literally...so when Ian started to have trouble sucking his drinks through a straw there were always other reasons for it to be difficult for him. After all doesn't being on oxygen make it harder for one to suck through a straw, what about have a bad night and being too tired to do it, let see what other reasons did I come up with...if we just give him a break and let him have some liquids through the syringe in his mouth, he will start sucking again. Well VRK1 got us again...or maybe just me again....but Ian has lost his sucking ability...not his swallowing ability...just the sucking so for that I am grateful. We are currently giving him liquids through a syringe in his mouth as he still likes to drink...one more for VRK1....one less for us.