Pamela,
Without the support from people like you, people like me would not be here. Thank you for being there and carrying the load we are not able to.
Jim, age 72
12/95 Biop on 55th B-day
12/95 Dx: SSC - BOT; no smoke/chew, only very occasional alcohol
1/3/96 Start 35 days XRT
1/5/96 Chemo #1 (Cisplatin + 5FU). burn blisters internally from mouth to other end
1/8/96 Hospitalized; lost +20#'s over wknd; lost 2 days XRT
1/11/96 PEG: stabilized wt loss @ -30#; no eat/talk 5 months
2/22/96 End XRT
QOL, all things considered, FANTASTIC!!
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