Cups of Love . . .

Spencer is living proof that food can heal!  The improvement in his respiratory condition started within 10 days of taking him off the "formula feedings" and giving him real food.  As a result of the diet change, the amount of congestion in his pulmunary system was reduced immediately.  He was able to breathe easier on his own without the constant help of his ventilator.  Now he is able to take deeper breaths and cough harder, so he has fewer critical episodes.  Every week, he continues to get stronger, which helps tremendously with managing his condition.

 

Spencer has been eating real food again for nearly 2 years, and he loves beating the odds that were stacked against him.  He has gained 15 lbs and grown 3 inches in height!  All of his bones are now covered up so he has less discomfort and requires less padding in all of his positions.  His doctors are amazed that he is still alive and even more impressed with his overall health!  He lives for the day when he will be able to smell and taste food again, which will happen when he improves enough to have his trach tube removed.  But for now, he is satisfied getting to eat what everyone else in the family is eating at each meal and is so much happier knowing that the food he is getting through his g-button is homemade by his mama just like it always has been!

 

We want to share this eating experience with others who have a g-button which is why Cups of Love from Spencer has been created.  Countless people of all ages and abilities have to rely on enteral feeding to survive.  Many of these people lose so much of their every day joy and satisfaction when they are forced to rely on a bland, "milk-like" diet for their nourisment.  We want people to know that there is a better way, and although it is not the easiest way, it is well worth the extra work to help people like Spencer, who truly love great food, to continue to have an enjoyable eating experience.