Hi Delly , people there have a variety of head and neck cancers , all at different stages in their recovery they're a great bunch , I'm the youngest was 47 at diagnosis some have been meeting up for 14 years I think. It's ran by 2 women ones a dietician the other a speech therapist and they have loads of advice. Guest speakers come head and neck specialist nurses , dentist , benefit advisors this next one is a speaker from Wiltshire farm foods ... Could be crap but hopefully not! Lol
I understand about how your dad feeling dictates your mood and feelings , it's like that for my mike , if I'm managing being positive and looking forward he is to , if I'm having a bad day he tends to also but we try very hard to bring the other round if it's a down day.
The long term effects of radiotherapy I'm still dealing with but the short term ones I would say I started to really begin my recovery after about 6 months so for most of us there aren't any quick fixes but everyone is different a few have sailed through it.
If you fancy a chat private message me and I will send you my phone number.
Your doing a great job xxxx