Personal Accounts
Sweet Dreams
She’s lived with pain for as long as she can remember. But for Anna Dorina, hope springs eternal.
“I Wish Doctors Knew the Power of Compassion”
Zi Ting Tan spent half her life searching for answers. Now she's determined to help others find theirs.
Tubes and All
Liv used to hide her feeding tube. Now she has a six-figure following because she doesn’t.
The Art of Rebuilding Yourself
Kaitlin Bender on how, with feeding tubes, she reclaimed her relationship with her body.
Best in Show
The Blend Issue Five cover star, Chloé Fuller, is putting feeding tubes in the spotlight.
Allysa Seely is rewriting the rules on strength
Doctors said a feeding tube would end her career. She proved them spectacularly wrong.
Glamour and Grit
A G-tube saved her life. Now this model is on a mission to have medical devices seen – and celebrated – in fashion.
Brain Power
Peter “Evo” Eveleigh on life with a terminal condition, tube-feeding and the stuff that truly matters.
Making Change
Shaping legislation and advising big brands are all in a day’s work for Celia Chartres-Aris.
Tubie of Influence
Viral sensation Stephanie Kelly is as candid as can be when it comes to tube-feeding. And she’s educating the masses.
Fit for Purpose
Fitness juggernaut, disability advocate and adoptive mother Hannah Setzer was blending before it got cool.
Making Magic
Maddy Reid on the struggles of chronic illness, the magic of social media and getting by on “glimmers”.
The Nil by Mouth Foodie
Loretta Harmes can’t eat another bite. Literally. Nevertheless, her culinary talent and incredible story has made her a star.
Acquired Taste
Alexander Vane on what’s it like to eat your first chip sandwich in your late teens.
Chronically Creative
A bout of maternal sepsis shook her world. But amid the medical chaos, Megan Fisher has found beauty.
Strong Stomach
With a body that screams power and a G-tube in place, Pedro Relvas is annihilating assumptions.
Tubie to Be
Journalist Kate Thomas will one day need a feeding tube. Here’s what she asked two tube-feeding pros.