Is the difference what kind of weight is being lost? He says he's doing the number of cans recommended by the doc and dietician, so I don't think calorie intake is the issue (although I'm sure he could be doing more).

Christine, thanks for the recipe. At this point he's not taking anything by mouth because he says it's too painful. I know he should be fighting through that, at least a little, but...I'm not in charge.

It's scary seeing someone lose that much muscle, and extra-scary not to be able to find any articles that talk about the condition with much optimism. Many drugs tried, but nothing seems to work that well, at least from what I'm reading.