 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8 | Welcome to OCF! You have been given excellent advice about the feeding tube. I hope you have a better understanding of things now.
One thing I noticed that hasnt been discussed is visiting. Since it sounds like your family is about to be blessed with another child it probably would be a great idea to go visit your FIL before that happens. None of us are guaranteed a tomorrow. Cancer has taught me to not procrastinate as tomorrow my health might not be good. To me it sounds like it would be so much easier on you to visit now while you have just one child. Regardless of your FILs condition, Im sure it would make your husband feel alot more at ease by seeing his father in person. How far away do you live from him?
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  | 
