When my son's sense of taste were gone, he could still smell and once when I asked him why he seemed to hover over his soup bowl so long, he said being able to smell and breathing in the vapors deeply was almost like tasting. As he began taking in more and more nutrition, he would spend several moments just breathing in the food smell sort of like virtual tasting until the real taste came back.


Anne-Marie
CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)