Cool, thanks for the info. My pursuit of any further assistance from Med Pt. D and Social Security has fallen on deaf ears. Although we have an appt. scheduled w/Medicaid, I'm not too hopeful. Because mom makes a tad bit more than the threshold of 14 some odd thousand dollars per year in SS benefits, she apparently doesn't qualify for additional help even though her out of pocket health care costs are running about 500/mo. I laugh in disgust at the system. I've met perfectly healthy people in their 20s who have figured out how to scam the system to the point that they get housing vouchers, food stamps and free med benefits, yet a 74 year old stage 4 cancer survivor who needs assistance is SOL. What a crazy world.
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.
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