Hi Brenda, and welcome to our family.You sound to have a brilliant organised and upbeat attitude to your role as caregiver,and that will surely help in the weeks to come.
Radiation sores can be really bad inside the mouth especially if accompanied by thrush which will show as a white film.A good easy treatment for the sores is salt and soda water mouth washes which you can make up yourself,also plain carbonated water swushed round as often as you like will cut down the radiation gunk.
Good luck to you both and enjoy the friends you will make here.


Liz in the UK

Husband Robin aged 44 years Dx 8th Dec 2006 poorly differentiated SCC tongue with met to neck T1N2cM0 Surgery and Radiation.Finished TX April 2007
Recurrence June/07 died July 29th/07.

Never take your eye off the ball, it may just smack you in the mouth.