Margaret, I just took some stuf down to the basement and lo and behold, there was the suction machine! [I thought I had given it to the Nursing Home when I took the 2Cal HN to them. I would be happy to UPS the machine to you to see if it would give Dan some relief. You can send it back whenever. I wouldn't count on the mucous going away till well after rad is over. E-mail your address if you want to try this machine. Amy in the Ozarks