tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post7552434278607064822..comments2024-02-25T10:24:30.868-05:00Comments on Special needs disability parenting BLOOM: Don't let feeding tube get in the way of funBLOOM - Parenting Kids With Disabilitieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901482901008135659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-69620160594612124962017-07-30T13:02:58.275-04:002017-07-30T13:02:58.275-04:00Excellent post! Hurray for blended diets. I want t...Excellent post! Hurray for blended diets. I want to mention that these videos perform an important public service in educating people about just how deficient are the typical enteral feeding formulas. But in the US, with the mess that is so-called healthcare, there can be even more challenges to face. Here in Massachusetts, for instance, the state health plan will pay for enteral feeding supplies ONLY if the person tube fed ALSO takes Pediasure/Ensure enteral formulas. So, even if you don't ever want to use the formulas, you have to order a certain amount specifically of Pediasure or Ensure. It amounts to collusion between the state, insurance companies and the company that makes these products. It'a big sore point with the medical community but their recommendations for change in this area have fallen on deaf ears. This sort of forced purchase discourages some from making the healthy switch to blended diets.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13070297384173508509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-77262777640503422332017-07-11T17:59:04.409-04:002017-07-11T17:59:04.409-04:00Jennifer, I fully support your mission to promote ...Jennifer, I fully support your mission to promote health through a well-balanced blended diet. My daughter has been on a blended g-tube diet for 11-12 years now and is amazingly healthy. Despite the physical issues she battles as part of her syndrome, her immune system is strong. Her doctors and we fully believe this can be directed credited to the excellent nutrition her diet provides. From your pictures, we can see that your son has benefited from the excellent nutrition you are feeding him. <br /><br />Keep up your good work. There is joy and health to be had even in places we were never expected to find it.Rose--Mariehttp://www.adaptingcreatively.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com