Hi Ellen, I am not sure either what you mean by what's coming up, but I suppose you shouldn't think too negatively and take each day as it comes, however be prepared for things to get worse before they get better. The bad taste and dry mouth will get worse for a while then should slowly improve. If they offer you the nasal feeding tube or PEG take it. Martin refused and in the end he was skin and bones, he weighed 9 stones (for 6"2), he was so weak he slept 20 hours a day. He eventually accepted the tube and it was a God send. The nasal tube took the pressure off the eating. I could feed him 4 times a day and he didn't taste it and didn't need to swallow. Before it got to that we managed to conceal the horrible taste with maple syrup. For the dryness, you are going to carry a bottle of water around with you for a long while. If the dryness gets bad in the nasal area too, it's worth asking for a nebulizer. I know it help Martin even temporarily. Otherwise keep strong and if it helps take things as they come, and if your other half doesn't want to talk about it, it's probably his way of dealing with it, but make sure he knows that you are there to listen if he does want to talk. Good luck.