 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Im sorry to read of your co-workers history. You are a very kind, caring person to try to help him and his family. You are correct in thinking his wife must be on overload. Who wouldnt be! There could be a whole lot more to this story than you may have been told. If he is having a recurrence of oral cancer, chemo alone will not kill the cancer. A second opinion cant hurt anything. Sloan Kettering is a top rated cancer center. Being in NY, there are also other top centers available. Here is a link to the list of top rated cancer centers. http://oralcancerfoundation.org/resources/index.htm#centers Best wishes to David and his family!
Last edited by ChristineB; 02-04-2011 07:44 PM. Reason: added link of cancer centers
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
