Larry,

I am one of the fortunate in that during the seven weeks, I did not get burned to the point of blistering or open sores. However, I did see quite a few who I felt were burnt horribly. On my last day of rad I told one of the techs that had I been burnt that bad I would have had to look hard at continuing. She told me that everyone has the option of taking a "break" from the treatments, but that they don't tell anyone this until someone voices their desire to discontinue the treatment. I told her that that was the most barbaric way to treat someone I had ever heard of. No good reasoning was given. I had hoped that since those days that maybe people would be treated with more compassion and sense.
Guess not!.

Peace
Jack
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Dx 1/15/97 SCC rt. tonsil met to rt lymph node Stg IV,
Srgry 1/23/97 tonsillectomy & mod radical neck dissection,
Radiation 35 trtmnts both sides