Thank you for your advice Karen. I will follow it up but what you are referring to is a center which offers complimentary paid services and is the only one. It's about one hour away from us and offers workshops, counselling, literature and well- being in general.

No, he doesn't get treated at the Royal Adelaide Hospital which treats public patients. He is under private cover and his Cancer Care Center is a good hour away from us. As this is new to us we are still learning about the system. The treating doctors operate at different hospitals which are a little closer to us so we have to go there. Luckily, they are not too far apart from each other so I'm hoping we are able to manage.

I will contact SA Cancer Council again and ask what services are available to us.


Heike

Working caregiver of my husband (51) Simon

03/2014 oropharyngeal cancer, stage IVB, T2N3M0, HPV 16 +
04/2014 Neck dissection - 39 lymph nodes removed, one node positive greater than 6cm, tumour in tonsil reaching into soft palette
28/04/14 begin of treatment
33 x RADS 66 Gy, 33 x chemo cisplatin 13mg each
29/04/14. pick two lines
12/06/14 finished treatment
09/ 14 Pet scan clear