Hi Amanda,

My husband has nasopharynx cancer which is very rare. His plan was 7 weeks IMRT rad and 3 mega doses of cisplatin. All of his scan were done before treatment started. Your plans for helping are great and you will be a godsend for your parents. I am a contol freak when it comes to my husbands treatment. My kids 24, 22, and 20 helped me best by keeping Craig focused on funny movies, spending quality time, and being active in his treatments. Remember to do nice things for your mom. My daughter does things for me that make my heart melt. One more thought is that my daughter bought me a leather bound journal to keep up with my husbands symptoms and doctors orders perscriptions etc. My husband liked to use index cards next to his chair to write down things he had trouble remembering. He had chemo brain sometimes.

You will find may opinions about the peg tube. I strongly feel that the peg tube saved both of us. It made things so easy and it was scary but after a couple days he was working that thing like a wrench. He could hook up to a bag of ensure and talk to his buddy's on the phone or work on the computer. Oh and lets not forget the internet shopping. LOL that is his favorite sport.

Good luck Amanda