食事が運ばれて来たら、母は自動的にお吸い物の豆腐をすくって口に入れ飲み込んだ。良かった。食事だと分かっている。そして、食べるという行為ができた。
Immediately after her meal was served, my mother brought tofu (soybean curd) to her mouth out of a bowl of transparent Japanese soup and she swallowed. What a relief to see. She reacted spontaneously to eat and the function of swallowing is working.