Re: Cori and eating

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Hey Connie! I just replied to your e-mail! (I'm a little slow...).

This weekend I had pie (lemon angel, lemon with a merangue crust, yum!),

breakfast foods

are all good, a hamburger, fries, onion rings. Gosh what else. Everything I

see!

Learning to chew with my new bite has been weird. Some times it works, some

times it's

not so hot and I feel like I have no idea what is going on. Softer foods seem

to be easier

to eat and chew but what fun is that?

Oh no! At least you are getting to eat some things even if they are all over

your chin! It

sounds like you are supported by alot of great people. I know what you mean

about

eating in front of people. I hated eating at work while I had my splint in. I

felt like a dork

#1, and #2 every single time, right as I put something in my mouth someone would

say,

" oh Cori, you can eat! " Well yeah I can eat chopped up mac & cheese and soup,

what do

you think I'm subsiding on. But of course I would be able to say, " muwahumba! "

as I try to

swallow whatever was in my mouth and reply to them. Oh well.

I'm sorry you are stuck in your splint for some time longer. I am sending

you healing

vibes from minnesota!!!

talk to you soon!

Cori

> Cori,

>

> So what goodies did you have this weekend? Is it getting easier

> relearning how to chew? I had a marshmallow while camping and had

> everyone roaring in laughter. Remember how I have no feeling in my

> bottom lip and chin? Well, I thought I was sticking the hot

> marshmallow into my mouth, but I was actually sticking it onto my

> bottom teeth, and it was overflowing out my mouth, over my lip and

> onto my chin.

>

> I'm trying to learn not to be embarrassed about eating in front of

> others. We went out to lunch this weekend with a bunch of the

> people from our camping expedition, all around 20 or younger. One

> of the boys was sitting across from me as I tried to carefully shove

> a fry dipped into ranch into my mouth. Proud that I had succedded

> and not feeling any stuck in my teeth I looked back up ready to get

> involved back in the conversation. The 20 year old looked at me

> smiled and then said, " Since I know you can't actually feel it since

> you're numb I'll tell you, you have ranch running down your face. "

> Lovely. Oh well, the majority of my friends are like family.

> They've seen me with no makeup on, not showering for days (we love

> to go camping), throwing up during my 3 pregnancies, swollen up like

> a puffer fish after my surgery, and now drooling like a bloomin

> idiot. And after all of that they're still willing to go out into

> public with me. Oh well, this young guy I think is interested in my

> teenage neice. Maybe he'll actually be family one day, and then boy

> will I have the right to torture HIM then!

>

> I hope you had lots of fun and yummies this weekend. Take care, and

> talk to you soon.

>

> Connie