Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 54 | Hi Deborah, Just wanted to let you know you and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers. My husband has 8 more treatments to go and this does seem to be the hardest time for him so far - his white blood cell is low too and he is very tired and lots of mucus and coughing. I'm from Cleveland myself - we're getting treated at the Clinic's Moll Center by Fairview Hospital. You might want to ask a nurse/MD/social worker about supports for you and your son. It might be good for him to have someone to talk to about what is happening. Sometimes I think anxiety is the worst part of this and that we have to trust that the treatment will be over at some point and our lives will go on. What do we do with all this suffering though? It sounds like you are a loving family sticking this out together. Peace and all good things, Janet
Caregiver, Husband diagnosed 7/6/05 SCC left tonsil, T2N2bM0, Concurrent chemo/radiation begun 8/2/05 (Cisplatin). Received 2 cycles cisplatin, 38 radiation treatments. Completed course 9/27/05.
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