DESCRIBER: A title: "Soliz and Camila: Empowerment."
NARRATOR: Children with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome often have difficulties eating. Soliz and Camila get most of their nutrition through tube feedings.
DESCRIBER: At a picnic table on the beach, CamilaÕs dad holds her in his lap and feeds her through a G-tube.
NARRATOR: Heather Joy and AndrŽ were told that Soliz and Camila would never be able to eat by mouth. Instead of accepting this opinion, however, they enrolled the children in a feeding clinic.
DESCRIBER: A therapist works with Soliz on eating. While his aunt supports the back of his head, the therapist feeds him a piece of celery with dip and he crunches down.
THERAPIST: Ready?
AMY: Just hold it?
THERAPIST: Here we go. Yep. Great crunching! Look at that! Wow.
NARRATOR: Now, with the support of their parents, other family members, and therapists, Soliz and Camila are developing the ability to eat.
DESCRIBER: SolizÕs grandma feeds him with a spoon.
JOLEEN: Salmon, a beautifully poached egg, capers, a little hollandaise sauce, and an English muffin.
NARRATOR: The family's ultimate goal is to get the children off tube feedings entirely, but in the meantime, eating provides an important sensory and social experience.
DESCRIBER: AndrŽ feeds Camila with a spoon.