Liam's final message, I Love You *Warning* The following is not for those who cannot handle grief &/or raw emotions & does contain a few swear words. February 2, 2021 This year just gets harder & harder. For the first time in 5+ years, Liam & I are once again in the hospital. After the New Year, Liam started having a harder time breathing & he was choking more easily when he swallowed. We talked with his pulmonologist who was worried about infection so he prescribed a 6-day Z-pack. He also asked us to up the breathing treatments to every 4 hours to help clear secretions & to keep him informed on Liam's progress. He seemed to get better, had fewer secretions but he was still choking easily when drinking & eating. We started virtual speech therapy, tried thickeners, & other tools to help him choke less but nothing seemed to work consistently. Both myself & the physical therapist noticed he was starting to breathe harder & faster as