I will definitely pick up some Oasis or Betadine to see if it helps my daughter. As for surgery, I'm not sure why she has decided against the surgery. I think it's fear and exhaustion. She is tired. She will be on a feeding tube the rest of her life (and has been since April, 2007). She has lost so much weight and has little energy. She is loosing her voice. It is now so difficult to understand her. She is having a hard time accepting that she must write things down. I don't know that surgery is even an option at this point. It is such a sad process to see the cancer eat away at her.

I do appreciate all of your comments.