Scarfing or Savoring?

“Ze leemoun sorbet iz tu cleenze ze pahlayt.”   I looked at the small portion of sherbet in front of me and then glanced at Mark to see if he knew why we were being served dessert before our entree.    Mark had treated me to a premier French restaurant for our anniversary and I was having a “leetle” trouble …

Spiritual Dysphagia

  “She’s not swallowing properly,” the speech pathologist assessed.   It was like a light bulb went off within our minds. “So that’s the reason that Mom hasn’t been eating,” my husband said.   “Yes, late stage Alzheimer’s patients often lose the swallowing reflex,” Maggie explained. “Although the swallow reflex is an automatic one, it actually is quite complex. It …