David,

The one thing that I know I don't have to add to your comments is the relevance of good nutrition and hydration. You are a good example of the dark side and then the healing that began when you followed good procedure.
I had the benefit of this board pre-treatment and I know that pushing everyday to get 6 cans of Ensure (sorry, insurance company provided this not VHC ) and at least 48 ounces of water into Bill, made all the difference in his recovery. He was not with it enough to keep up the schedule.
So...I guess that would lead to the importance of the caregiver in a good outcome. I know it must be huge...doctors need to query their patients to make sure they have someone to get them thru treatment.

On that note, I reread Bill's initial reports from Moffitt and each doctor made note of the family situation, i.e....was there a good support system??? Very important. Deb