Dad has now been removed from all medication except for the hospice meds. He is no longer able to get out of bed and has a catheter. They will be delivering oxygen for him tomorrow. They have said that he has 2 - 3 weeks or less.

Colleen - I still have the first correspondence I sent you out here. You were a tremendous help after dad's surgery explaining how to clean the surgical area and other tips for dealing with the unique problem that you both shared. Thank you so much.

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. I know they are what is getting our family through this.

Hugs,

Joy


CG to Father, 75 yo with SCC of the mouth; upper maxillectomy and neck diss. performed on 5/23/07. Father also suffered heart attack during surgery and now has CHF. RT complete on 8/28/07. Cancer back 11/27/07. RT and Chemo to start on 12/17. Cancer back 6/17/08. Finally at rest 08/08/08.