And also for all the newbies(and some currently undergoing treatment) ...............YOU REALLY NEED A CAREGIVER.

There is no way Bill would have ever gotten the proper nutrition, hydration, doctors, treatments.....anything without my intervention! Some of that was/is his nature. But most was because he was too sick to take care of himself and keep up with things.

So please everyone, find someone who can accompany you to doctor appts, watch over you to see that you are taking meds and eating and drinking (no matter the route) and checking to make sure you are not running a fever. I promise, it will make a major difference in how you get thru treatments.

Deb

Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997.
DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0
TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5.
TREATMENT END: 10/1/07
PEG OUT: 1/08
PORT OUT: 4/09
FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!

Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill