Dear Susan, I think you missed the point! When Delia cut that patch in 1\2, she ignored the Drug Manufacturer's very specific WARNING on how to use the patch. She endangered her "patient's" life in the process. Doesn't matter if she did it "unwittingly" on this web site, because OCF is dedicated to dispensing the BEST knowledge available to help cancer patients and caregivers. So her mistake needed to be addressed Loud and Clear in my opinion. If some nurse in a hospital or in Home Heath Care had done that, there would be Hell to Pay Gary and others here are trying [over and over again] to disseminate the BEST information possible on the best possible care. I, for one, am so appreciative of the good advice and information I have gotten here. I have ask many questions over the last 18 months and have always gotten good answers. These answers have allowed me to push John's Doc's some, to help eleminate some of his pain and to be a better caregiver. No one is trying to be ugly here- just trying to get the best information out. I have read many posts on other "Cancer Websites" and none of them come close to imparting the real knowlegde athat is available hee. Sometimes that knowledge seems harsh, but it is reality based-kinda like real life! I count my blessings daily for the people on OCF. Amy