Definitely, Don't give up! I agree with ConnieFL. There are ways to get through the financial portion of this disease. My son had no job, no insurance,and was going through divorce. He was able to get a pay't plan going and found out that one of the drug companies affiliated with the hospital had a plan where deserving or qualified patients would have the bill "forgiven". The hospital allowed him to pay any amount monthly for the different departments that were sending bills, even as low as $5/month. He has survived all of the above, plus best of all he has survived oral cancer - almost 4 years, now! You can do it, too!