|   Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) 
 Joined:  Nov 2006 Posts: 2,671 |  Anne, I'm sorry, I must have read your signature info wrong about Gordon being 3 months past the end of treatment.  Recovery can be such a slow process and it can seem even longer than what it is especially with the Pneumonia added in.  My son never celebrated the small improvements the way I did.  He never wanted to read anything about it either. I think he was afraid of getting bad news and he didn't have a lot of confidence in my telling him what I had learned on this site.  So when I found things I thought would really help him, I printed it out and just left it by his bed.  That way, it would seem like someone else was giving him info and not just me.  I don't know if it was the anti-depressant meds finally kicking in or what but his attitude did improve.  Nobody deserves to go through this without the right meds though and I do hope Gordon can find the anti-depressant meds that will be right for him. Do let us know how that goes.     Anne-Marie
 CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)
 
 
 
 
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