During most of my radaition and chemo, I mainly needed my husband's help getting to and from the radiation appts because I was often nauseated for one reason or another and then in the last three weeks also taking pain meds where driving really wasn't such a good idea (I felt like I could do it safely but if I had had an accident I might have been in trouble). My appts were in the morning and he is a college professor (as am I) but his classes weren't until the afternoon and evening so he would bring me home and then leave for work for often up to 9 hours away. His semester (conveniently) ended before my last week of treatment when I had no voice and was feeling really miserable and needed encouragement to get food down, etc.

I actually really felt like I needed someone full tiem that last week and then for a couple of weeks after when I was still really sick and had no voice.

But everyone is different so this is really a hard question to answer.

Nelie