Hi Debra,

The physical part of radiation treatment is tough but I found the emotional part the worst. I suspect your husband is feeling what I felt, reading your post sounded so familiar to me. I called it and likened it to being homesick............I missed my old life and the old me with every ounce of my being. It took over me for awhile during treatment. We start treatment feeling SO ready to fight.....then by the middle of it, we realize that it's harder to DO then it was to IMAGINE doing it. He has a few rough months ahead of him, make him aware of that and also make him aware that his feelings are normal. Then tell him that he'll be typing advice to a newbie in no time! I'm telling you, that homesick feeling is powerful and saying goodbye to our old lives and old selves is one of the biggest struggles.
Minnie

SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.