For most people swallowing food is probably one of those things you don’t think about doing… you just put something in your mouth and chew for a while depending on what it is…. For some this isn’t as easy….
About 8-9 years ago I had to relearn how to chew and swallow food… with a lot of practice, determination and help from a speech therapist …who also BTW taught me to speak though it’s still an ongoing process… and my psychotherapist I did make some progress… small victories here and there…
Since then I have also had a few setbacks… some due to my physical health …The last one being my esophagus being an ass and preventing food from going down…. and some due to my mental health… most if not all PTSD related… anxiety, panic attacks and for the last week or two flashbacks of events from my past…
I have been on tube feedings only since March this year…. no real swallowing food since then…. until today…. smile emoticon …so yay me!
