I have an absolutely incredible story to
share with you all today. I learned about Maria López Gonzáles (link to English content) one of the
podcasts I listen to called “The Lively Show”. This incredible woman underwent
surgery at the age of 19 to remove a brain tumor. As a result of the operation,
she lost her ability to swallow; and thus to eat or drink. She essentially had
her ‘last meal’ at the age of 19, not at all thinking that she would never be
able to eat again.
Her story really is incredible and I would
encourage you all to listen to it here: http://jesslively.com/marianalopezgonzalez/
(scroll down until you get to the orange rectangle, or listen to it through
itunes). Anyway, it really made me sad to think that so many of us obsess over
what we have eaten; shove food into our mouths without much thought at all;
deprive ourselves of food because we have been ‘bad’; and all the rest of that
junky thinking that comes along with our crazy relationships with food.
And here is
this amazing woman who really hasn’t enjoyed food for at least 6 years…what she
wouldn’t give to be able to eat food like we do – everyday, without even
thinking about it. Perhaps that’s where the problem lies…we don’t think about
it too much. It’s another chore almost – unless it’s the ‘entertainment’. Wow. I just came across her story this morning
and I just can’t stop thinking about it. How many other things like this
(eating) do I take for granted on a daily basis? It’s shameful really.
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