Pureed, soft, squishy foods be gone.... Strange thickened beverages and creepy thickened water au revoir..... At long last, dad can have REAL food again!!!! Following a barium swallow test today the speech therapist signed off on dads upgraded diet plan.... Real coffee, real tea, whole pieces of protein and real side dishes..... At last I can bring dad my homemade food, healthy and nourishing made from the heart, although I did bring him homemade applesauce last weekend. But now I can do more....
As all of you know I love to cook!!! Really love to cook... I also am practically unable to cook in small amounts, leftovers are definitely par for the course at our house.... Even tonight a meal made of leftovers became a winter squash and kale soup, enough to feed a small army!! But hey more leftovers to share!! Speaking of which, I did share some homemade vittles a couple days ago to a fellow patient on the floor. Dad's next door neighbor, a gentleman I met a few weeks earlier while he was out walking the floor. A gentleman who I discovered has been a personal chef for years, and not surprisingly is not at all impressed by hospital food. After a lovely discussion I offered, if he was interested to bring in some food I had made for him to enjoy.. Yesterday was that day, and though I was not there while he ate.... He did leave a very lovely note for the "Spicer Family", thanking us for the "superb" food and how much our sharing meant to him. He has been in the hospital for 8 months now and a taste of home meant a lot to him...
Now that I can bring food for dad, I will be cooking up a storm for dad and others to enjoy....
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