Thanks for your suggestions. I will definitely make time to do some special things for Mom too. I think her and I will both benefit from "lunch dates" or just some quiet time together. The one thing I am struggling with now is that I know that both of them really don't have any idea what his treatment might be like. I know that everyone responds differently, however I do think that they are unaware of the side effects that Dad may face. All they have been told is that he will lose weight, he will be very sore and likely quite miserable. Should I talk to them about the info I have gathered so far from this site? This is all still very early, and we all have so much to learn. I just don't know how informed they will be in advance. He has his first appt. next week for his radiation (prep I assume). They have no idea what to expect. I'm just not sure of my role at this point. Neither are the type to ask a lot of questions....

Any suggestions would be appeciated.