In normal times we take for granted

How easy is it to swallow

A bitter pill

A sweet compliment

But when you are just laid up in bed

Propped up by pillows

And your muscles slowly constrict

To make it hard to swallow

Just a drop of water

The throat is parched ,

The muscles tired

Having worked for years

The time has come for them to stop.

That is the hardest pill to swallow.

These thoughts came to mind when Sir Steven Hawking passed away. For years, the poor man was fed with a feeding tube because he couldn’t swallow.

Swallowing enhances the eating experience. As we take in the first morsel of food , the mouth responds to the coolness or hotness. It tasted the sweet , sour, salt or bitter. And finally after enjoying this experience of food , we swallow it down.

What a tragedy it must be to not be able to swallow.

Ciao