Anne-Marie wrote - "Cancer takes away the control of so many things in a person's life, and for the Left brain male, being in control of something is important, so directing someone's driving becomes a small thing for the caregiver to allow him to have. "
Yes - I think that's a big part of it. A friend's husband had diabetes-related kidney failure. It was a stellar day when his and his new kidney could drive again - without her!
I'm not sure its entirely male, though - with my recent adventures in auto-immune world, my pleas for him to drive slower in the snow increase when my inflamation/anxiety level is up! My reumatologist decided yesterday that my current diagnosis is RA, not Lupus AND RA, so that's a good thing. We will see what my inflamatory markers look like when the blood work comes back.
Kathy - not sure when/if another PET will be scheduled. He has an RO appointment next week, and an ENT visit in on Valentine's day. Will update when there is something to update.
CG to husband - SCC Tonsil T1N2M0 HPV+ Never Smoker First symptoms 7/2010, DX 12/2010 TX 40 IRMT (1.8 gy) + 10 Cetuximab PET Scans 6/2011 + 3/2012 clear, 5 year physical exam clear; chest CT's clear of cancer. On thyroid pills. Life is good.