Last days of good eats

Barbara53

I’m leaving Mom to the excellent care of my siblings for a few days next week, and I’d like to leave them a list of simple, soft semi-bland foods to provide. Mom has advanced ovarian cancer and seems to be flirting with an intestinal blockage. As long as I watch her diet she does okay, but she “tastes” restaurant food for more than 24 hours. High fat foods like bakery muffins leave her feeling queasy.

My family folks are good cooks and great relief pitchers, but it will be easier to toss out a list of suggestions than to explain too much. We know Mom will probably end up in the hospital with this complication sooner or later, but for now she’s comfortable and happy eating about 6 tiny meals a day. That’s a lot of ideas to come up with, but the pressure’s on since we know her days of enjoyable eating are numbered.

Thanks for your ideas.

Tina Blondek

Hi. Let me think here. My
Hi. Let me think here. My dad is an esophageal cancer survivor, but now he has mets to his liver. He has a stent in his esophagus, so I know all about soft bland foods.
scrambled eggs
hard boiled eggs
yogurt
cream soups
pastina
beef or chicken broth
pudding
carnation instant breakfast

Hope this helps. Good luck to your family members and your mom!
Tina