Hi, Sone,

I am so, so happy that you are nearing the end of your treatment. About the halfway mark I wrote the number of treatments left and crossed them off each day and it really felt that the end of radiation was near. My husband couldn't talk for the last week or two and felt pretty awful and it was about all he could do to literally get dressed and put one foot in front of the other and go to treatment (rather, be driven to treatment).

re/ dry mouth, biotene products help some but a cool or warm air vaporizer might help (at least to give you some sense of moisture).

My thoughts and prayers are with you - Sophie


Sophie T.

CG to husband: SCC Stage 4, T4, N1, M0; non-smoker and very light social drinker; HPV+
induction chemo begun 7/07; chemo/radiation ended 10/10, first cat scan clear; scan on 5/9/08 clear, scan on 10/08 clear; scan 1/09 clear; scan 1/10 clear; passed away July 2, 2016