The invention is directed to a cushion device for a user having a gastrostomy tube or gastrostomy button protruding from an anterior region of the user's torso, and a method of using such a device with a individual to increase comfort and tolerance with regard to the tube and/or button when placed on the anterior torso and a method to encourage the physical development of a child having such a tube and/or button. By way of example, the cushion device includes an elongated body having opposing end sections, the end sections releasably securable to one another when the body is placed around the user, wherein the body includes a padding having a thickness at least as great as the button or the gastrostomy tube, and wherein the padding further includes an open area to accommodate the button or the gastrostomy tube.