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Radio Leicester,3 mins

'Unless you've been through it yourself, how can you help someone?'

Ady Dayman

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Having a feeding tube fitted is not a pleasant experience, but for many patients its a matter of life and death. HENS dietitian Elizabeth Michaels passes NG tubes and wanted to see things from the patients perspective, so had a tube passed herself. She is sharing the experience through some short videos. Helen McCarthy went to see how it had changed things for her patients.

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