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Feeding program gives children hope they can chew on

Fri, Mar 19, 2010
Christopher Butler, 4, relishes the salty taste when he crunches into a potato chip. Until just last year, potato chips were the only solid foods the Grand Haven Township boy knew how to chew. Since completing the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital intensive feeding program in May 2009, Christopher now has 26 "safe" table foods that he can eat.

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