 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Paula,
From what I remember from when we put my father on hospice, is you are not allowed to have any treatments or medications that will prolong your life so I don't know if he would be able to continue his radiation treatments, even if they are palliative. Ask when you contact them. You can go on and off the program. Hospice is for the terminally ill and they reevaluate the patient every 6 months to see if you should remain on hospice. They were marvelous at pain control and the nursing service they recommended, but didn't pay for, was excellent and the cheapest in the area. I think you should contact them now so you have the information when you need it.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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