Or Eric, as my sister always says to me, "keep those chins up"!

Simon was hospitalized for a couple of weeks, week 4 and 5 of treatment, I think, because of nausea and inability to keep even water down. He also had an infection, or at least a spiking temperature that couldn't be sorted with antibiotics.

Point being, Rick may at some stage need a short stay in hospital, which won't necessarily be a bad thing - it will give you some respite - and he needs to start using the PEG. He will end up thinking it is a lifesaver.

Si also had severe indigestion (still has his PEG and indigestion is still an issue though not so much now) but managed this with constant sips of water and indigestion meds.
I've just remembered Simon saying he should have had a food pump with his PEG right from the word go, so ask your treatment team about that. It makes feeding much much easier.