Welcome, glad you found us but so sorry you have to be here. I'm glad you have your treatment plan put in place already and you have a great support system, you will certainly need them so lean on them as long and as hard as you can. Being a caregiver myself, though it is not an easy role to have, when you love someone you can't imagine being anywhere else.

I'm sorry you have to go through this, as I am sure you will read on here it is not an easy road, but you will get through it. There is so much great information AND support here, everyone will do whatever necessary to help you. You should encourage your family to join as well, there is so much here that I did not know when I was caring for my mom that I know would have made things a bit easier along the way.

Best of luck with your upcoming treatments! Keep that positive attitude and it will carry you through... you CAN be cancer free.


Amy CG to mom Janet - diag w/ early SCC 8/11-surg w/ rad neck dissect & graft from arm/thigh 9/11-evid in nodes tx 6 wks rads (5/wk) w/cistplatin (1/wk for 6 wks) began 11/11-wk or 2 break 12/11 due to severe side effects-done 1/12- 3/23/12 mets to liver lung bone-hospice 4/7/12-lost fight 4/22/12