Hi. So I have been throwing myself into working on the property or working with the animals or watching movies non-stop just trying to get my mind off all this. Is that denial, too, or coping? smile I would definitely love and appreciate any info, links etc to stats, studies, numbers etc that I could print to present to the doc. The patient advocate said she could tell I have done my research and to make sure to present it to the doc we are going to see so I am going to print as much as I feel is necessary to convince them to send him to MD Anderson. As a dependant, if it were me they would send me no questions asked, but as he is active duty they will try to keep it in house unless I can show them that they cannot provide him the treatment MD Anderson can. Right now I know a smidge about proton therapy? I know that is one treatment/argument I have for MD Anderson. Working on gathering info on that, too. So any info at all on ANYTHING would be sooooooooooo appreciated!

Husband tongue cancer 7/01/14 (forward/right half of tongue)
43 years old at diagnosis
Partial glossectomy/node removal 7/31/14
PEG tube placed
2 mos high dose radiation
2 treatments cisplatin, 3rd was cxld due to hearing issues
cancer in both lungs, stage 4, 05/18/15
chemo port to be placed on 05/21/15
Full scan on 05/21/15
Chemo, 3-4 types (names etc coming soon) for 7 mos
4th type depends on clinical trial and if placebo or not
He is planning to defy all odds and kick this cancer!