Sunday, September 11, 2011

Eating Real Food

For the past two days, my mom has been eating real food. No, they still haven’t taken out the feeding tube. But they haven’t been using it. Instead she’s been eating her meals, by herself, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Yay!

Granted, it’s not the tastiest. Everything is a “soufflé.” Which means ground up and re-formed into a soft mass that she can easily chew. Turkey soufflé, chicken soufflé, who-knows-what-else-is-really-in-the-meat-dish soufflé.

And pureed fruit, and mashed potatoes or yams. And lots of juice, to make the meal bearable. And pudding! Though yesterday they forgot to give her her pudding, which is just a travesty. The pudding is the best part of the meal, and the only thing that makes it worth eating. (I ate her leftover pudding today. Seriously, pudding is one of the best food items in the hospital.)

They should be taking out the feeding tube soon, since she hasn’t been choking on any of the food. She can even drink water on her own (no, we’re not just sneaking it to her anymore).

I just hope they don’t forget the pudding again.

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