Now for the real words. My husband is 79 years old, suffers from spinal stenosis and dementia. He will have his bottom teeth removed Monday, June 16, and start radiation therapy on July 13. The problems is his kidney readings are BUN 43 and CRE is 1.8. The doctor (James Pearlman, Tampa Veteran's Hospital in Tampa) mention a certain type of chemo or part of chemo that did not further impair the kidneys. It begins with T and I believe the first 3 letters are Top. He said the usual Cis-platinum would be bad. Would anyone know what this is?

Jim has cancer on the base of his tongue and tonsil base (he has no tonsils).

The hospital has offered to put Jim in their nursing home during treatment. I don't think I am able to handle his agony in the last few weeks of treatment and agree that it would be best to put him into the hands of professionals. The VA would put me in a place nearby. We live 53 miles north of Tampa. Can anyone support me on this decision?