I have been counseling ALS patients for > 20 years, and the demand for blenderized recipes has never been greater. I have been sending 2 - 3 patients links to your channel every zoom clinic over past 5 months. Thanks!
Hi Glen! Thank you so much for your kind comment and your support of my work! I really appreciate your referrals! I would also like to say thank you for the important work you do with ALS patients. You may be interested to know that I'm in the final stages of a research study focused on blenderized tube feeding use among ALS patients. Stay tuned :)
Hi i was asking my mother suffered a brain stem stroke and she has a gastrotomy tube ,she has been using size 24 french but now unfortunately it dislodged and. We are able to get the same size the only size we have is 18 french can it still be used to feed her?she eats with the mouth these days but she is still not able to take liquids that is why she still has a gastrotomy tube.everytime she takes liquids she chocks
Hi Michele. Thanks for watching. I wrote a blog post on this topic. Link is here: www.naturaltubefeeding.com/post/looking-to-transition-from-formula-to-blenderized-tube-feeding Make sure to check with his healthcare team before adding any foods. Vital is a semi-elemental formula, meaning it requires less digestion for absorption than standard formula. It also has few allergens. Because it's such a specialized and expensive formula, it makes me think there must be a reason why your dad is on it and it would be important (as in any case) to get the ok from his MD or RD to add some foods to his diet. Good luck to you and your Dad :)
