"OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,357 Likes: 5 | None of us who have cancer think we go through this by ourselves. You ARE going through it and in lots of ways it is far harder on the caregiver than on us. One day a good friend came into the Radiation room to see how they put the mask on, and what the whole process was like. She told me afterwards that she went back to the waiting room and cried and cried. It was hard for her to see me on the radiation table. It wasn't that difficult for me to go through the treatment.
Do not EVER feel badly for posting your honest feelings. Those feelings are shared by other caregivers and remind us who have or have had cancer what the caregivers go through.
Glad the news today was encouraging. One day at a time. We are here for you.
Donna
Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)
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