Brian, are you okay? Your post just doesn't sound like you. I empathize with you and wish you had more time to relax. Maybe your venting helped you. In any case, I hope you have a chance to enjoy this holiday weekend and do something wonderful for yourself. That's so hard sometimes, isn't it, when we work so hard to help others. It's your turn to take a little time away from the frenetic pace and enjoy some deep breathing and sighs that exhale the stress away. Please take care of yourself--and let others help, too, when we can :-)

All the best to you.
Happy 4th


Non-smoker non-drinker, 50 when diagnosed 9/11/06 stage IV scc of oropharnyx, malignant lymph nodes both sides of neck. Cause=HPV16. Daily chemo & daily IMRT for 7 weeks. In 2 clinical trials at Johns Hopkins, good results. Peg tube out March 07. Update September 2014: gratefully in good health!