Dear @pliddle - We, too, are redfining eating. After surgery and the J-tube, my husband is learning how to eat again - smaller meals (smaller than he initially thought) and the softer the better - no bread products yet. He also has to chew 100 times more than he ever has in the past. It can be incredibly isolating - he's a guy who loves to grill and entertain and feels he can't do either right now. Today, for example, all he was able to consume has been Ensure.

The tumor is gone and he had a few weeks of much, much better food experiences after surgery. Now he's learning a whole new way to eat and what to eat and how to eat. You will too. After weight loss, anemia, dehydration and exhaustion between surgery recovery and this last round of chemo, I am holding his hope that every day will get better post-treatment. I hold that hope for you too.