Lois, tell Buzz that John kept himself centered, while in the mask, by counting the seconds between each buzz of the IMRT machine-he knew exactly how many seconds for each blast-and when he would be done. Encourage him to find a mind game to play [and Ativan should help too]. Since I am an advocate of peg tubes, I', glad for both your sakes that he is getting one. Amy in the Ozarks