TUBIE TALES
TALES FROM FELLOW TUBIES
We love to share real-life stories from our MIC-KEY Cares community. It’s heartwarming to hear how fellow tubies are navigating and thriving in life. If you would like to share your tube feeding story, please click the button below!
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CALLIE HALVERSON’S STORY
When their stomach had trouble with food, a feeding tube helped Callie, a college student, get energy to learn and do more each day.
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Acceptance: By Jen Parra
Jen learned that her feeding tube helps her feel stronger and do more of what she loves. Watch her story and see how support and confidence can make a difference!
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Jen Parra Rebuilds Her Career and Thrives
After a difficult diagnosis, Jen rebuilt her career and learned to thrive with a feeding tube.
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Alicia Kearns Gastroparesis Diagnosis
Watch as she opens up about her experience and offers hope and encouragement to others navigating a similar path.
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The Active Life with Jen Parra
“I couldn’t find anybody out there who was living an active life with a tube…Can this work? What is this going to be like?”
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Beth Greaves at OLEY
We spoke with Beth at OLEY 2025 about family, community, and the challenges and rewards of caring for a tube-fed child.
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Cara Larimer on Hydration
This easy-to-follow video shows you how to figure out how much water is needed each day and simple ways to keep track.
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Hailey Hudson Takes Back her Life
Watch how Hailey Hudson reclaimed her health, her passions, and her sense of self, proving that a tube can be the beginning of taking your life back.
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Meet Jen Parra
“I was diagnosed with gastroparesis…so I went into the hospital for five days with refeeding syndrome and came out with a GJ tube. That’s how my journey started. Honestly, at first it was rough.”
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Consumer Q&A with Nurse Janel Ganz
In this episode, she covers a range of helpful topics, including how long to use extension sets, stoma care, balloon maintenance, transitioning from TPN, and more.
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Connecting with Tubies
Hear Tonya Henry share how support through online groups, advocacy organizations, and shared experiences can make even the toughest journeys feel less lonely.
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Hailey Hudson Talks Support Systems
Behind every difficult journey is a network of people who help make it possible to keep going.
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Meet Callie Halverson
“It changes your schedule and everything you do during the day, and you have new things to think about, like flushing your tube and making sure it doesn’t clog and all of those things.”
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Watch Hailey Discuss Dating
“My feeding tube has definitely affected my dating life. A first date is usually dinner, you know, I can’t really eat dinner, so how does that work?”
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Navigating the Holidays While Tube Feeding
We asked tubies and caregivers about the many experiences that make their holidays special.
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Meet The Keen Family
Nash Keen of Des Moines, Iowa was born at exactly 21 weeks gestation, making him 133 days premature.
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Watch the Caricato Family’s Story
The Carson Caricato family shares how the MIC-KEY has brought stability, independence, and joy back into their lives.
We would love to hear your story!
It is as easy as 1, 2, 3.
- Please complete the contact info below and click SUBMIT.
- Fill out the Talent Release form. You’ll be able to electronically sign it after you submit the form below.
- Once the Release form is submitted, you’ll receive an email from us with prompts to tell your story. Just reply to that and we’ll take care of the rest!
