I noticed that you are a Marine. My husband retired in 1984 after 20 years active duty. His diagnosis of SCC was so unexpected, that he is still reeling. He is half way through chemo and still has 20+ radiation left. What worries me is he has just about gone to bed all the time. He gets up to go to treatment. Then most of the day he is in bed. He gets his nutrition through a PEG on a continuous feed. I have scheduled an appointment for him to see a psychiatrist next week because he is so depressed. His mental outlook is something I didn't expect. Do you have any ideas what I should do to help him? Thanks. Pam


Diagnosed 05/09
PET clear 05/09 has not spread to lymph nodes
39 radiation scheduled, 8 completed
Cisplatin & Taxotere, 2 months scheduled, 1st & 2nd treatments finished
SCC Basaloid Features, BOT, T2M0N0 G3/3