Hello, all. I went by to see my Dad today and I feel so bad for him. He has 21 more radiations to go and is a little over halfway through. Today, he was saying his neck felt hot and wanted an ice pack to put on it. This is the first time he has complained about this--is this normal? I assume now that he has hit the halfway mark, the effects will really be hitting him fast and hard. He is coughing up a lot of mucous stuff, also and is having difficulty talking. I just want to hear this is all normal and he will get back to normal again. I feel like you have to go through hell and back before starting to recover.