first day...thought I was going punch his lights out! he was hyperactive and bouncing off the walls. he said he slept for the first time in a long time so the chemo must be working.

second day....started out hyper but seems to be sleeping a lot more. Hyper sensitive to smells. Says the Lysol wipes are so strong and making him sick. I don't know if that's a chemo thing or not. I can't smell them when I walk into the room.

He returns the backpack/machine on Friday. Then a 2 week vacation before another 5 day round of Keytruda and whatever chemo they are giving him.

I forget the rest of the world is hunkered down too. Guess I"m not missing out on too much while being hyper vigilant about germs.


Spouse of 58 yr old with BOT cancer
Stage 4a HPV16 positive
3 chemo treatments cisplantin
35 radiation treatments 7000 cGy
former smoker/chewed tobacco for 38 yrs.
1/2020 diagnosed with cancer near TMJ
4/2020 chemo 5 days every 2 weeks
6/2020 proton therapy
9/21/2020 cancer free