I would suggest to get yourself 7 helpers and give every one of them a day to be helping you with your children. Then sign up about 5 more as alternates or helpers to help out with other tasks. Nobody gets thru this easily without help. You may even lose your ability to drive and speak. I lost my voice for about 2 or 3 weeks. I stopped driving about week 2 of radiation. Thats just me, not everyone stops driving. I wasnt in any condition being on some heavy meds to drive the 45 minutes each way to treatment. It hit me so hard that towards the end, I stayed in bed for about 20 to 22 hours a day. I was hospitalized for malnutrition and dehydration. Of course these things do not happen to everyone. I am not trying to scare you but I want you to see how debilitating oral cancer treatments can be. Its always better to over prepare than to be caught unprepared. Some patients sail right thru while others struggle, I was one who struggled. Please make sure you are taking very good care of yourself now. Push to eat a healthy diet with lots of calories. You need to be strong going into this so your body can withstand whatever treatment your doctors give you.

Best wishes!