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At 08:14 AM 5/11/97 -0400, you wrote: >I spoke with the daughter of a PWP yesterday who was very concerned about >her father's weight loss. He has dropped from 165 to 105 and has lost >interest in eating even when his favorite meals are prepared. I understand >that loss of appetite due to changes in sense of taste & smell is common >but what actions have others taken to combat such a dramatic and obviously >unhealthy loss of weight? > >- Ken Aidekman > >Fund the Research. Find the Cure. Ken, We had a member of our suppory group whose weight took same sort of drastic drop. The 'fix' was societal/psychological. Mealtime was changed to a social event whih lasted quite a while. His weight went back to about where it was. A friend was given a trans-dermal feeding tube this week. He is not PD [something worse]. The tube goes into lower section of stomach. He was getting pbeumonia with terrible frequency from aspirating food particles. I think he is 27 years of age and has spinabifida. will