[quote=davidcpa]Deb,

OK just like the reaction I had when my RO first mentioned the feeding tube...I said NO WAY feeding tubes are for sick people and I'm (stage IV) not sick! I say NO WAY to hearing aids as they are for OLD people and I'm (63) not old. OK so my brain doesn't always work the way it should. Maybe I'll look into them post tax season. Man what's next for me, a walker! [/quote]

Well, at least you are considering them. One of the things that we learned when getting Bill tested for his aids is that hearing is a use it or lose it type of thing..that the hearing mechanism and brain need to work to maintain optimal hearing.

I know you are crazy busy now but do go see someone after season and bring your checkbook...those things are expensive.... but, in our case, so worth it!

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