Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | I'm glad you're willing to help him process the information, Wendy, It can be overwhelming for some people. The glaze may be creeping over his eyes because it's so scary, too, at first. He's lucky to have you there to help.
And do do what Lisa suggested and start putting together a resource list of people and organizations that can help with some of what he'll need. The you just need to coordinate the other people who are coming in to help--not trying to do it all yourself. 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"
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