During radiation therapy for throat cancer, it was very difficult to eat and drink because of the burns to the inside of my mouth. My daughter sent me bubble tea straws for a get-well present. This were the most thoughtful, useful gift I received. With them it was possible to bypass the sore mouth and get down the Ensure and Carnation 560 that kept me from starving. I took them to my support group and they are also useful to one of the people who has to puree all his food. Now I'm going to order some more to give to a friend who just broke her jaw, which will be wired shut for six more weeks.Verona Bennetto