Let’s visit Sydney’s sunny suburb of Gymea and spend a day with a charming almost-three-year-old and his family, shall we? Luke Joseph has been tube-feeding since the day he was born and while he kept his parents, Eliana and Michael, and many medical professionals guessing for 16 months, a super-rare genetic condition turned out to be why.

In this episode I encounter a dreamy tube-feeding supplies storage system (watch out Marie Kondo), a grandparent who has learned how to tube-feed (hi Kerry!) and an early learning centre where the educators are tube-feeding experts. You’ve gotta hear this to believe it.

Follow Luke’s mum, Eliana on Instagram: instagram.com/thetubiemum, instagram.com/thehandmadebabyboutique

You can read an interview with Eliana in Issue Two of THE BLEND magazine: theblendmag.com/issue-2-1

Tubie Talks is brought to you by the team at InterMed Medical, who supply an extensive range of very useful Medicina products: amslmedical.com.au

It's produced, edited and hosted by Melanie Dimmitt: melaniedimmitt.com.au

Sound engineering by Ash Ball at PEOPLEwho: thesepeoplewho.com

The Tubie Talks podcast cover art is designed by Kathryn Lean: etsy.com/shop/KathrynLean

Want more tubie stories? Read THE BLEND tube-feeding magazine: theblendmag.com