I understand how your husband feels. I was right there. My sister stayed with me during treatments. I cried, yelled and tried to get her to stop making me take in nutrition. She was persistent to the point of being mean. She kept saying I'm trying to keep you alive.

In addition to being persistent while I was awake, every time I went to sleep she connected my peg tube to a feeding. Even if it was a short nap, she hooked me up.

I lost 11 pounds the first week of treatment then we started the sleep feedings. I lost a total of 15 pounds during the entire treatment.

A couple of months after treatment was completed, I sent her a text "thank you for all you did meany". She replied "you're welcome pukey" LOL.

Angie


51 y/o Stage 4 HPV Tonsil Cancer IMRT & Cisplatin. Completed 9/26/2011.