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A lifestyle magazine for the global tube-feeding community.

26/10/2025

It's been a hot minute since caught up with . In the past 18 months, she’s navigated divorce, celebrated singledom, turned 30 and done the dating scene. None of which will be news to her 650k+ social media following.⁠
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In our upcoming issue, Steph shares her advice for dating with a feeding tube. Get excited for The Blend no 5. She’s a beauty.

23/10/2025

We’re not crying, you’re crying 😭 💖 ⁠
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Poetry by wordsmith, nurse and tube-feeding parent, Amy Purling .james.and.jack . Read more from Amy in nº 1. Link in bio.

17/10/2025

Fed is best. Write it down. Tattoo it on your forehead. Send it to your mother-in-law.⁠
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Chatting with , Nicole Keenan shares why, for her daughter, changing up her feeding approach was a relief, not a defeat. ⁠
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Link in bio.

16/10/2025

"My modelling dream is over." That's what she thought after getting sick. Turns out she was wildly wrong. ⁠
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Read our interview with model and advocate . Link in bio.⁠
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13/10/2025

Meet three-year-old Bonnie Luella and her dachshund, Pete.⁠
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When Bonnie was born at 34 weeks with a rare genetic condition and an undiagnosed cleft palate, her mum Nicole never imagined their feeding journey would look like this. Three years on, the tube that once felt like something to fear has become a lifeline – and a reminder of how far they've come.⁠
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Read more from in . Link in bio.

11/10/2025

"I always felt like we had to ask for permission or get approval from someone who knew what the right answer was," says Nina Alhambra, whose daughter, Emily, had a feeding tube until she was four years old.⁠
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"Then I learnt that they were comparing Emily to a textbook, where they got their information. The real resources are the parents who are doing it. That’s where the community has really helped us."⁠
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Meet .nicole in nº 2. Link in bio.⁠
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08/10/2025

Underlying Growth, PEG Tube Insitu, Rate = Volume ÷ Time. ⁠Three linocut prints by tube-feeding artist Kathryn Lean that The Blend has been all caps THRILLED to feature and celebrate. ⁠
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Read our interview with .lean.artist in Issue nº 1⁠⁠. Link in bio.

04/10/2025

Spoiler: this story has a happy ending. ⁠
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When Natalia Cordero first began supporting her son, Dylan, to tube-feed, grief took the wheel. But before long, this sole parent and podcast co-host began to see the change not as an ending, but the start of something positive.⁠
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01/10/2025

Eliana Joseph thought her baby boy, Luke, was making progress with his feeding. A swallow study told a different story. ⁠
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"That was a huge, upsetting shock because I thought he just needed a bit of practice on the bottle and then we could get rid of the feeding tube and it would all be okay," she tells .⁠
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"But as hard as that moment was, it was actually a really good turning point for me. I accepted the tube. I accepted that it’s here and that it’s here to stay. That’s just the way it’s going to be – and that’s okay."⁠
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29/09/2025

Natalia Cordero co-hosts the Medical Momma Drama podcast – a title that tells you a bit about this solo parent.⁠
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Her 15-year-old son, Dylan, has a rare genetic condition. Five years ago, tube-feeding became part of their life. At first, it shook her. Now? She’s basking in the positives it’s brought.⁠
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Link in bio.

27/09/2025

Loretta Harmes can’t eat another bite. Literally. Nevertheless, her culinary talent and incredible story has made her a star. Does she miss eating orally? Yes, but she feels fortunate not to get cravings for food.⁠
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“I was in so much severe agony for years,” says Loretta, who has relied on total parenteral nutrition (TPN) since 2015. “Food, for me, just equalled pain. It wasn’t pleasant. It just filled me with dread.”⁠
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Her love of cooking, however, never wavered. And Loretta has found that once taste leaves the building, other senses come to the party.⁠
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Read more from our Issue nº 2 cover star .nil.by.mouth.foodie. Link in bio.⁠
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24/09/2025

Were Shannon Willardson not the content-creating, wellness brand–founding force she has become, she might have been a medical expert. And thanks to her tube-feeding daughters, in some ways, she is one.⁠
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Chatting with , our Issue 4 cover star shares why changing G-tubes doesn’t faze her – and how she’s living out an alternative career path every day.⁠
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