Hi all. My mom, 71, was just diagnosed with stage 2 SCC on the base of her tongue. She just received the call from her doc today after presenting her case to the tumor board. They are recommending radiation only, 5x/week for 6 weeks. They are very confident about her treatment.

She will stay with my husband and me during her treatment and as long as she wants to afterward.

I want to prepare as well as I can to keep her comfortable. I want to stock everything she might need. I am looking for recommendations for anything to help prevent or at least minimize her discomfort from the radiation.

If there is anything that was especially helpful to you along your journey, I would be so grateful to hear about it.