Thank you all for your comforting words. Anne-Marie--I do have a 3 year old daughter and my Dad sees her often, several times a week. I know he loves her more than anything and she is definitely one of the reasons he is fighting. Since I wrote this, my Dad improved. He didn't have his chemo Thursday, he didn't have radiation Friday because they closed early. Then today and yesterday, the radiation machine has been down so he didn't get his treatment! I know this all needs to be done, ASAP, but I then this little break has been good for him. He has been able to get some Boost high calorie shakes down and is continuing to get fluids through an IV. Hopefully, the machine will be fixed and we can resume treatments and plow through the rest of this month. Them, we'll be done.

Only a specific part of the population (us) understands that radiation treatment to the mouth is a whole different ball game than other radiation. Not being able to eat is just awful. Thank you all for your sweet responses. I know I can always come here to have people who understand.