Dear friends,
the surgery was not done yesterday. the cancer is too agressive and has disseminated, and the reconstruction would not give him quality of life. so, our options are palliative chemo, which we'll discuss with the team in a couple of days.
I am heartbroken, and i cant tell you how lost i feel, knowing that this wonderful man wont always be at my side. our daughter was with us, and is in shock too. but when we got home and were alone, we've decided to live each day in awareness of each others love, and to the best of our ability live and laugh together as long as we can. my hope is now that we can manage his pain better, and we have some time together.
thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers.
Emma


wife to Del,dx.4/07 BOT SCC t3n3m0 3rounds chemo (5fu,cisplat,taxotere,erbitux)35 IMRT tx.with weekly erbitux.finished 9/07. 12/07 biopsies +,surgery not an option.returned to palliative chemo 2/08. 6 tx.of cisplatin/taxotere,methotrexate 8 tx. He died Aug 20,2008, but lives always in my heart.