Hello,
Great to be back on the board. The company I worked for downsized and I got the lay off, so I had to set up a home email address. Dan is in week 4 of chemo/rad and is pretty darn sick. Can't eat or talk due to swelling and sores in his throat. We feed BoostPlus into the PEG now. He has trouble taking the required doses of BoostPlus and water due to reflux and bowel problems. Any suggestions?

Dan Bogan - glad to hear that you are eating again and feeling better!!! Have you had your tests yet? Also, I have gotton some meds for me to get thru this - Lexapro and Xanax - any suggestions from your wife on getting thru seeing Dan suffer so and being so homebound? Also, very fearful that the chemo/rad will not get all the cancer since it was wrapped around the carotid and in the jugular at base of skull. I know God has the big PLAN and has the control and we are of course praying for strength, courage and complete healing. But I have such a hard time not thinking of down the road and the "what ifs"...any thoughts would be appreciated!!

Take care!
Deb

Debbie - Caregiver for husband, Dan, diagnosed with tongue cancer 7/03. Partial gloss., mod. neck dissections, graft. Recurrence neck tumor 12/03. Radical left neck dissection 12/24/03-unable to get all the tumor. 8 weeks chemo/rad beginning 1/12/04.