amy c, Is Garron doing mouth stretching exercises? Hopefully someone has explained to him the the steak, hamburgers, etc. will require his mouth to open wide Since he has the peg to get nutrition down, he can turn up his nose at the soft foods to eat, but, if he doesn't do the stretching exercises, he may be in big trouble when he does feel like eating his favorites again. Glad to hear his tests were good. Amy in the Ozarks