The Mental and Physical Challenges of Relying on Feeding Tubes: A Survivor's Story

I remember the creep of fear as the speech language pathologist said " you might have to live with this feeding tube for life" - I was 53 and had just undergone majory surgery to remove cancer in my left tonsil and base of tongue also known as oropharanyngeal cancer.

I was still a young woman, fit and with my new career to undertake in Asia.

This was def…