 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Kids pick up on stuff -they already know that things are tough. If they were mine I would be open and direct and keep them in the loop of all of the possibilities, including the fact that there is still hope. Counseling may help and maybe the school counselour can be a resource. it is bound to impact their levels of performance in school.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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