Hi
My name is Tricia. My husband was diagnosed with cancer of the tongue on 12/06/2008.
This was the day our great roller coaster ride started. Kieron has just finished a seven week course of radiotherapy which included two sessions of chemo on 04/09. He is very fatigued which we are lead to believe is quite the norm.
When we first were taken on board this journey everything was planned and organised and we just went along with all the hospital visits etc.
On 08/09 he attended for a review following his treatments and was discharged and now will be next seen on 03/10. Thereafter he will attend the monthly sessions for review.
We feel slightly cast a drift in a very big and very rough sea, as there is no manual that tells us how he should be feeling and how best for him to progress.
We are taking it a day at a time and setting him small realistic goals to aim for a week at a time.
He has just started to sip water again which is fantastic. We know it will be a long and slow process for him,but are very positive that we will get him
through this.
I would love to hear from anyone who has been through or is going through
this type of cancer as any help or advise you can offer would be much appreciated.
This is all very new to me I am not one for using these type of web sites but it is strange how alone you can be even when you are surrounded by lots of people. Friends and family have been great on the whole but we have a few people who have avoided contacting us since Kieron's diagnosis (strange how people react to the word cancer).
I know it is hard for people to come to terms with the fact he has cancer but it is hard for us too!!!
My fear is that I am pushing him too hard and expecting things to return to how they were too quickly.
Love to all and thanks for taking the time to read this.xx
