Martha Escoll Lubeck Feeding and Swallowing Center Patient Stories

The Martha Escoll Lubeck Feeding and Swallowing Center brings together an interdisciplinary team of specialists to offer a comprehensive approach to treating feeding and swallowing problems.

Initial appointments
Questions, concerns and follow-up appointments
Patient story

Gastroparesis: Arlene's Story
Arlene couldn’t eat. CHOP doctors unraveled her complex medical history to find a solution that worked for her.
Patient story

GE Reflux and Failure to Thrive: Jack's Story
After a diagnosis of GE reflux and failure to thrive, a mother tells how the Day Hospital at CHOP's Feeding and Swallowing Center helped her son Jack learn to eat.
Patient story

Failure to Thrive: Luke's Story
The Feeding Program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia taught Luke to eat after a diagnosis of failure to thrive.
Patient story

Food Selectivity and Anxiety: Arianna's Story
A mother tells the story of her daughter, Arianna, whose food anxiety and selectivity made mealtimes stressful and upsetting. The family turned to CHOP's Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Center for help.
Patient story

Failure to Thrive: Aaron's Story
Katharina Lucas, Aaron's mother, describes how the Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Center at CHOP helped teach her young son to eat after a diagnosis of failure to thrive.