PEG=Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy--a procedure for placing a tube into the stomach. It's used when swallowing is a problem and the patient needs nutrition. This is something I will get eventually if a bus doesn't get me first. I've often been asked to explain it so I thought a picture was best. It is a tiny button that you hook a tube to and pour down the beer--oops I mean liquid formula or pureed food or water or Starbucks latte. A direct buzz.
Just be thankful that I used a child's picture and not my own!
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You are so funny, Karyn. I know this whole ALS matter isn't funny. I don't know that I would handle it with as much ease as you seem to. God bless ya!
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