Nourish toFlourish
Four sessions a year, each built around real recovery challenges — practical nutrition guidance from the team that sees patients live it every day.
Nourish, Heal, Thrive
How surgery changes digestion, and what to actually do about it — meal timing, protein targets, managing dumping syndrome, and the nutrients most worth watching.
Moderated conversation, expert guidance
Dan Reilly
A Stage 3 esophageal cancer survivor, Dan brings both lived experience and steady perspective to the conversation. He returns to moderate this session.
Anzonette Pittet, RD, CSO
An oncology nutrition specialist with deep experience in survivorship and recovery, Anzonette returns as our guest presenter for this session.
Built around what changes after surgery
The esophagus no longer does the work it used to. This session walks through what that means for digestion, and how to eat in a way that supports healing instead of fighting your new anatomy.
Digestion, before and after
A side-by-side look at normal digestion versus the post-esophagectomy gastric conduit, and why absorption of key nutrients changes.
Eating small and often
Why 6–8 small eating occasions a day, spaced every 2–3 hours, work better than three large meals.
Hitting your protein goal
Practical, well-tolerated protein sources to support healing and muscle maintenance, at every meal and snack.
Managing dumping syndrome
Recognizing cramping, sweating, and rapid heartbeat as dumping symptoms — and the eating strategies that calm them.
Nutrients worth watching
B12, iron, calcium, vitamin D, and zinc are all harder to absorb post-surgery. We'll cover food sources and when supplementation matters.
Tracking what matters
Simple tools for keeping an eye on weight, strength, and symptoms — without turning every meal into homework.
Four sessions, one every quarter
Nourish to Flourish returns each quarter with a new focus. Register once for the session ahead, and we'll let you know when the next one opens up.
A preview from the ECEF channel
A short clip of Anzonette on ECEF's YouTube channel, ahead of the September 22 session.
Save your seat for September 22
Bring your questions — there's live Q&A at the end, and everyone who registers gets the recording and slides afterward.
Register for the session