Hi there and welcome.

I'm fairly new here myself, I can really relate to the fear you are experiencing. My husband started treatment on November 7th.

Some of the best advice I received early on was to not waste any time. My husband gained 19 pounds before he started treatment. I was able to get an appointment with our attorney to get things we'd talked about getting in order for years - in order. I ordered some things from Amazon before I needed them (cool mist humidifier, disposable puke bags, Jeans Cream (to deal with radiation skin issues) and I got some baskets together to store meds in so as not have our living area look 9 kinds of medical.

I'm sorry you are joining this club. It sucks on so many levels.

The people here will have some very valuable things to share.

Warm regards,


Caregiver to my husband, Mike
He is:
56 years old
Non smoker/social drinker
Hpv -
SCC BOT N2C Stage 4
Dx 10/14/16
Rx of 35 days Rad & 3 rounds of cisplatin
Treatment started 11/7/16
PEG installed 11/2/16