So sorry to read your news. Honey he is no longer suffering. It's the folk left behind that have to grieve. You and your nearest and dearest did all you could. Have no regrets. Be reassured you were there and said all you did. Thinking of you x ... View more

Kathy, Sorry to hear about your friend, but feeding tubes help patients maintain nutrition throughout treatments (+medications) and without good nutrition levels we don’t heal and recover as well. It's just another tool to help get through swallowing difficulties. I had a feeding tube shoved in my stomach for 3 ½ years while dealing with oral cancer surgery and ongoing dramas caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatments. No doubt whatsoever it’s tough, but for most people it’s temporary. Best wishes to your friend for a speedy recovery. ... View more

Hi Kathy ... gets easier the more you use it 🙂 and your welcome. ... View more

I wonder if it's because I never log out. I've had trouble logging in ay first. ... View more

Good news for you with tumor reduction, unfortunately the chemo was too damaging for my husband to continue so we are just on pain management. He can have more radiology for pain as long as his condition is good enough. At the moment he is having periods of extreme fatigue & nausea. The distance can be a great inconvenience our nearest chemo is 2 hours & radiology 4 hours also palliative care is 2 hours away & district nurses 1/2 hour still we have a lot of back up by phone. It seems if things go pear shaped it is either the weekend or public holidays & I just have to cope. I find the responsibility a bit tough at times also the confinement gives me cabin fever sometimes. We have led a very active life up until this point & worked into our 70s so this is very limiting for both of us. ... View more