"Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 711 | Hi Gloria. As caregiver you have a very important and difficult role to play. On top of keeping your husbands nutrition and hydration up, taking him to appointments and tx and myriad other things, be sure to take care of yourself. Strength to you both.
David R. 65 yr old male non-smoker, light drinker, stage 3 or 4, depending on which doc you ask, scc rt. tonsil, 2 nodes, 7 weeks radiation and chemo. No surgery. Teatment ended 3/20/08. PET scan 8/08 showed no cancer. And now, as of oct, 2010, caregiver to wife, Linda, with breast cancer. May, 2013, Linda diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. Enuf already.
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