Julia, if your son can swallow, like ChristineB said, you can get him to get his calories from smoothies. He should already have a dietitian assigned to him at Princess Margaret. He should get an appointment to see her and discuss his eating difficulties with her. She can advise him on what to do and maybe arrange for him to get a prescription to buy Neutron/Boost/Ensure. They cost much less with a prescription. He will be given a set of swallowing exercises to do on a CD. He should start doing them religiously. My husband was on a feeding tube for two and a half years. It was his diligence that kept his swallowing muscles intact when his esophagus was finally opened.

If you need a blender, you can consider getting a Vitamix from Costco. It is the cheapest I could find. You can check out the machine using the link on this website on the right hand side. I am just not sure if you go through OCF that they will ship to Canada.

My husband has been treated at PMH for the last two and a half years. We have found the doctors to be really knowledgeable and everyone very kind and helpful. I am sure that is what he will find too.

If you have further questions, please do ask.