This advice is what you'll hear from everyone here: Have him consume as many calories as possible, but a minimum of 2,500 daily.

Healing is a very energy-intensive process, and if you fail to feed it with food, it will go ahead and consume the body.

Getting him to consume enough calories is going to be one of your hardest jobs as Care giver, but stay on him about it. It's of vital importance!

Water intake should not be less than 48 oz (and IMHO, not less than 64 oz) daily as well.

I hope this helps,

Bart

My intro: http://oralcancersupport.org/forums/ubbt...3644#Post163644

09/09 - Dx OC Stg IV
10/09 - Chemo/3 Cisplatin, 40 rad
11/09 - PET CLEAN
07/11 - Dx Stage IV C. (Liver)
06/12 - PET CLEAN
09/12 - PET Dist Met (Liver)
04/13 - PET CLEAN
06/13 - PET Dist Met (Liver + 1 lymph node)
10/13 - PET - Xeloda ineffective
11/13 - Liver packed w/ SIRI-Spheres
02/14 - PET - Siri-Spheres effective, 4cm tumor in lymph-node
03/15 - Begin 15 Rads
03/24 - Final Rad! Woot!
7/27/14 Bart passed away. RIP!