 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,291 Likes: 1 | You can not make him do anything even though it is clear he needs to reach out and get his head straight before he starts down the really bumpy road.
You can only do so much and you need to look in the mirror and take a hard look and reflect on how you are surviving.
You can reach out for yourself too and please keep that at the front of your thoughts if the toll on you continues to grow.
It is very difficult but more than a few folks have been in your situation and needed to focus on ensuring their own way forward, knowing they are giving as much as the patient will accept.
Hoping for the best for you both
Don Male, 57 - Great health except C Dec '12 DX: BOT SCC T2N2bMx, Stage 4a, HPV+, multiple nodes 1 tooth out Jan '13 2nd tooth out Tumor Board -induction TPF (3 cycles), seq CRT 4-6/2013 CRT 70gr 2x35, weekly carbo150 ended 5/29,6/4 All the details, join at http://beatdown.cognacom.com | 
