Hi Tracy,
My Mom was dx this fall and had a tumor removed from her mouth, lower mandible area. She is 76 years old and is currently going into week 6 of 7 weeks of treatment. 35 radiation treatments and 7 cicplatin (chemo).
At first she was fighting the treatment, somewhere in week one she changed her mindset to fight the Cancer.
She is doing well considering, she is still eating by mouth and has only lost a 2 pounds so far. We did have a feeding tube put in prior to treatment but we haven't had to use it yet. But I am very glad that she has it.
I was vey scared 6 weeks ago when we started treatment. Crying when I was alone etc.. This forum gave me the knowledge to ask the right questions and that made me feel much more in control.
Good luck with your Pop. Be Well
Kate