Hi Christine,
I am a single mother too I had cancer of the tongue and lymphnod. I have a 14 year old son. I was lucky the cancer center was only 5 minutes away from me so I drove to my appts. My mom came for my chemo. I had my parents help with getting food and my son I had to go in for a neck disection in march and my friend came and watched my son for 4 days. Now I wish my son could drive because he could of took me to my throat dilations. My treatments ended last october but I am still on the peg tube and slowly recovering I lost 50pds. I know being a single parent is hard. Did you start treatment yet? I will be praying for you I trust in the lord to bring me through this. My son is a big help. Try to keep eating and swallowing as much as you can through treatment because radiation screws up your throat and your jaw muscles
god bless you
katrina


SCC T3N1 right side tongue DX7/24/06 44 yrs old
Tx 42 IMRT started 9/01/06 Cysplatin & 5fu 2x treatment ended 10/31/06. Partial neck discection 3/07 on right side.
Had tracheostomy 4/08. Had total Laryngectomy 6/09