Hang in there Bill...climb that mountain one day/one hour at a time. Keep your hydration and nutrition at optimal levels, not an easy task. Your wife is an angel and your best ally in this battle. I resorted to charting my Bill's feedings to make sure he was getting enough every day. Make sure you are swallowing something everyday even when it hurts like heck. I would put a small bottle of Gatorade Rain beside Bill everyday and that way I could monitor what he was getting down...he fussed BUT he was off the PEG within a week and 1/2 of ending treatment.

My thoughts are with you....stay strong.


Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997.
DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0
TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5.
TREATMENT END: 10/1/07
PEG OUT: 1/08
PORT OUT: 4/09
FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!

Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill