Tea and toast ladies

One of my mom’s doctors referred to her as a “tea and toast lady,” those elderly who exist on caffeine for hydration and some form of carb (cookie or toast) for sustenance, all the while the cigs and drinks are what is keeping them alive. He said they don’t have a name for men because men simply die.

I remember cleaning up clutter in my mom’s apartment and finding twinkies in the oven, cookies in the microwave, as well as other strange food items stored in the most unlikely places. All the while begging her to drink one Ensure or Boost three times a day. Now that is being given to her via a food tube.

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