I am really struggling with this idea of my husband going thru tx again. It brings back all of the terrible memories of tx spring/summer 08. Has anyone gone thru oral cancer tx a 2nd time? How do you handle knowing the pain and illness that awaits? When we went thru this before I was the caretaker for my husband as well as acting as a single parent to our 5 children and I did not seek any help. I know I can not do that again (it resulted in alot of poor decisions and mistakes) so here I am seeking advice and support from those who know. anything you can tell me would be appreciated. Thanks


48 year old caregiver to husband Rob, Nonsmoker,nondrinker and a past survivor of recurrent head and neck cancer. 3/2007 DX T2 N2b MX stage 4 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of oral Cavity. Tx right side neck dissection, radiation and chemotherapy completed August 2007.