Jim,

Our insurance company provided us with a case manager when Dan was sick. We had an amazing lady assigned to us who helped us navigate the difficult times. When Dan was too sick to go to the hospital for hydration, she helped us arrange for homecare. Is there someone you can call at your insurance company who could help you find a closer site? There's HBO sites all over the place!

Another great resource for us was our family doc. He helped us do some things locally by coordinating with Dan's CCC team. There's got to be some options out there for you that do not entail a crazy long drive every day.

Margaret
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C/G: Husband, 48 (at time of dx)
Dx 5/18/07 SCC, BOT, lymph node involvement. T1N2BM0. (Stage 4a, G2/3)
Tx 6/18 - 8/3/07, IMRT x 33 Cisplatin x3 (stopped after 1st dose due to hearing issues). Weekly Erbitux started 6/27/07 completed 8/6/07.