Thank you for sharing your manuscript and experience with us Dr. Brook. The part about being too tired to actively quit treatment really resonated with me.

Charm - we all get it- big, strong, proud men prove themselves by making it through treatment without the support of alternate nutrition/hydration - the rest of us aren't quite as strong. I believe that's your message - and I believe it's a harmful one for some readers on this site.

I think it's fair to say that we are ALL "resisters" of feeding tubes - no one here wanted one/ wants one/ or is happy to have one.


Jennifer (39)
02/10 SCCa Tongue & Base, HPV-
03/10 Partial Glossectomy & ND 11/10 Revision due to additional nodes 12/20-2/2/11 IMRT & concommitant chemo 2/11 PEG in 3/11 PEG out
Back at work and feeling good 03/24/11!
12/20/11 - 9 month f/u PET/CT - all clear!