I'm glad you made a stink too, Steph. Your Dad sounds like quite the fighter and I do admire his spirit but there are times when pretending that everything is just like normal can really be seriously reckless (and, yes, staying out of the sun will also be important).

Nelie

SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"