Carol,

Your information was a godsend. My dad smoked most of his life and I'm so glad to hear you are doing so well, you are truly an inspiration to others. I have been trying to beef dad up for the last month since we received the news. My dad has so much support, his wife is great and I have a younger brother. The hospital where I work has been so good-everyone, even the doctors are praying. I am going with him to his first appt. at Shenandoah Oncology in the am and I have heard great things about them. Please, keep praying for us, and we will certainly put you on our prayer list

caregiver to father, stage IV SCC with lesion on base of tongue and mets to right lymph nodes. Current chemotherapy taxol, carboplatin and erbitux. Will start radiation 4/1/08 7 wks, 35 treatments with questionable radiacal neck at end of radiation.