Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | It is interesting, though, that there are less male caregivers who post here. Seems like maybe female caregivers are better at looking for their own support wheras the males may feel more of a need to tough it out on their own (I'd say that definitely describes how my husband handled caregiving when I was going through treatment).
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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