While we were staying at the Hope Lodge there was an older lady going through radiation and the 3 doses of chemo and she did pretty good. I was amazed she was eating when my husband had already quit eating even 1 bite. She looked pretty good most days and really was a trooper. I often teased my husband that he was getting the baby doses, Cisplatin 6 times weekly while she was able to handle the 3 bigger doses. Looking back now I think he would of had most of the same issues even if he didn't have the chemo and just had gone with the radiation.