Ang:
I am right there with you. My dad was diagnosed in Aug 2005 with SCC left hard/soft palate & 1 left lymph Node. Had radiation finished in November and now they say he may have cancer again on the other side. Now I feel exhausted, beaten, and let down. We have to start all over again. But, we have to. We can't let this beat us. He can only handle it if you can. I have been the optimistic one giving him all the information I find here. But when we got that call again, I just......broke down. Throughout the next two days he was really bad and told me that I didn't look happy anymore and was it that bad. I then realized that I couldn't be that way FOR him. I need to forget what I feel and keep going for him. And that's what we have to do. I know how you feel. We are all here for you.


P.Silveira
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Caregiver to Dad SCC Stage III T2N1M0 left hard & soft palate, left Node Dx 8/17/05, Neck Dissection 9/6/05 clear margins, Rx 30 ended 11/9/05, Still not cancer free. + path, agressive, upcoming chemo