Hi Tom,

Thanks for following up - you guys are all pretty amazing people on this site. I have been reading through a lot of the threads and I'm taking it all in a little at a time. We went for Dad's "radiation planning" appt. yesterday. It's quite a reality check for us, but we are coping pretty well. Dad's ENT & RO at this time have diagnosed him as T2 - he doesn't get his CT until Apr. 9th - so we don't really have a complete diagnosis yet. His RO feels at this time that he is T2N0M0 - but this will be confirmed after his CT. His treatment plan thus far is 25 x IRMT. No surgery at this point, which kind of has me puzzled - it appears that a lot have the neck dissection (to check nodes?). His tumor is located in the area just behind his wisdom teeth which I understand is quite a radical procedure in terms of surgery to remove (mandible swing I believe). We are just trying to sort out a plan to get him to his treatments - it will be a 3-4 hour round trip of driving each day for 5 weeks. It really doesn't matter to me, I will do what needs to be done (my parents are scared to death of driving in a large city). My Dad feels like a burden already - and it pains me to know he feels this way. All I can do is reassure him. He's worried about my time away from my husband and 12 year old daughter - I tell him it's a very small sacfifice that we all make for a very, very good cause. Anyway, we are very happy with all of his doctors, nurses and case workers. I will breathe a little easier after the CT diagnosis - no matter what the diagnosis is. It is what it is and I will do what needs to be done. He's my Dad and I love him.