Dear Amylynn,
My heart breaks for you and your father. There's not much else I can say here that anyone else has already said, but I will offer my hand in support.

Here is a website for an organization that helps with caregivers. My family and friends used it when I was sick. They found it very helpful and it helped to distribute the tasks that needed to be done so that all of the burden wasn't placed upon one person.

http://www.lotsahelpinghands.com/ They can also be found on Facebook.

They give lots of articles/advice about to caregivers in order to help them cope and to remember to take care of themselves during what is likely one of the most difficult times in your life.

I wish for you the strength to face each day and moments of comfort/peace when you can get them.

Take care,
Kerri


37 y/o fem at Dx (23 wks preg @ dx on 3/16/11)
SCC L oral tongue (no risk factors)
L partial gloss/MND 3/28/11 @ 25 wks preg
T1-2N0M0; no rads/chemo
Tonsillectomy on 8/6/12 +SCC L tonsil T2-3N1M0 (HPV-)
Treated with 35 rads/7 carbo & taxol (Rx ended 10/31/12), but many hospitalizations d/t complications from rx.
Various scans since rx ended are NED!
Part of genetic study for rare cancers @ MGH.
44 years old now...I wasn't sure I would make it! Hoping for 40 more!