I liked it so much, I had two peg tubes! I dont think mental attitude, phycical attributes, toughness has anything to do with not needing a feeding tube, but rather from the radiation dosage amount, areas radiated, bilateral instead of ipsilatral, the tumor size, types of chemo, concurrent chemoradiation, redirridation, type of surgery, etc. and other cormibities that matter more to be able or unable to eat by mouth. All the well wishing, postive thoughts or determiunation doesn't amount to much, just as the same as it does for curing cancer or other severe illnesses.