Feeding

I Peter 4: 13 “But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings;”


Today we will talk about feeding by mouth. I am not able to feed my mother that much by mouth anymore due to her getting pneumonia because of aspiration, which is caused, by her not being able to swallow properly and the food or water goes down into her lungs instead of her stomach. I have to give her water on a sponge and sometimes when I do this I think about how they put water on a sponge and lifted it up to Jesus on a spear when he was on the cross and he said I thirst.

It makes me very sad that my mother cannot eat anything by mouth now. The doctor said, I could give her very little along with a thickening agent called, Thick It and it had to be as thick as honey. I do give her some baby food, like applesauce, bananas, carrots, ect. when she asks for something. I also have to use Thick It in her water when I put it on the sponge. I was using Thick It before she was put on the feeding tube. Thick It does help though. It comes in a can and you just mix as much as you need to your food or water. You can ususally find it at your local Pharmacy.

Please feel free to ask me any questions and if I don’t know I will try and find out for you.

Later,
Rebecca