A woman recalls how it feels like to wear her feeding tube in public. (Photo: Chanel & Noel, Chelsey Shaw Photography) I’ve gotten them all: the blank stares, the whispered rumors, the occasional ...

Feeding tubes are designed to nourish patients, not deprive them of calories and hasten weight loss. News reports of a feeding tube diet popped up, followed by a slew of TV reports on the new “trend.” ...

Rachel can’t taste any of the foods she makes, but cooking gives her a connection to her family and friends. This essay is part of Teen Voices’ Girl Fuse series, featuring stories by and about girls ...

"Putting a feeding tube in my mother was the worst decision we ever made. I will not make that mistake with my father." The speaker's father had a Living Will stating that he did not want a feeding ...

YORK, MAINE — York resident and University of Southern Maine student Emily Rose, 21, is one of millions of Americans who eat through a feeding tube. She has gastroparesis, a condition that affects her ...