Hi,
The financial strain caused by the disease is really starting to kick in and I need to try to find solutions. Will Medicare help out due to dental problems related to cancer and/or its treatment? There's a dental clinic at the hospital where my mom received her treatment, and if Medicare can help out it sure would ease some of this pressure and keep her overall care under one roof. Drug costs alone were more than she gets annually from SS, and we've already done the equity line of credit and the credit card thing, so I'm searching for ideas about govt. assistance programs even beyond dental care at this point. Thanks.


Mom's caregvr. DDS failed to dx 01/03. Dx Stg IV SCC 05/03. Induct. chemo, IMRT, 5FU, H, Iressa, Neck disect, radiation. Dad's caregvr. Dx 01/04 Ext. Stg SCLC. Mets to liver/bone 08/04. Died 11/12/04. Mom tongue CA dx 06/13, hemiglossectomy (80% removed) 08/13. Clean margins and nodes, but PNI. 6/15/15: Tongue CA at base of remnant tongue. Declined further tx; hospice.
Died 10/13/15. What a long and difficult journey.