 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | I may have mislead you. What I meant was as long as he can continue his radiation treatments, why not consider hospice now. Since you can go on and off it, if his doctor found a new treatment that could be considered to extend his life, you simply stop hospice until the new treatment ends. If the treatment is unsuccessful, then go back on hospice. Many people wait too long before enrolling in hospice. Once one is considered terminal and is willing to refuse life saving measures like resusitation, then one is eligble to my understanding. I was only suggesting you investigate it now so you know when you should enroll.
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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