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Julien,Date: 4/6/2009 10:59:17 PM
Author:JulieN
My friend is 22. He's already in a lot of pain, can't hear well, can't see/focus well. Is it going to get much worse before the end?
Date: 4/6/2009 11:05:59 PM
Author: Camille
It depends where/stage & kind of treatment. Wouldn''t like to guess but is it in the brain? Sorry to hear this about your friend.
Julie, you can find out more about esophageal cancer on the Oral Cancer Foundation''s website. www.oralcancer.org/ The OCF covers all head and neck cancers and their metz. They have an excellent discussion board. I was an active member for four plus years. All of the members are very helpful, and the mods are supportive and they''re there for anyone who needs help, advice, or information. My husband''s aunt, who was one of my closest friends, passed away after a valiant fight with base of the tongue cancer. The advice you have gotten so far is correct. Every patient is different, the course of their battle can also be slightly different. You can read through the OCF site and not register if you don''t want to.Date: 4/7/2009 1:45:26 AM
Author: JulieN
Date: 4/6/2009 11:05:59 PM
Author: Camille
It depends where/stage & kind of treatment. Wouldn''t like to guess but is it in the brain? Sorry to hear this about your friend.
No, but he has/is experiencing neuropathy. He has esophageal cancer; the survival rate is very low.
Thank you /very much/ ladies. He''s hospitalized right now, but he''s going to have hospice care when he goes home later this week. Right now he''s still ''here,'' and he''s still himself in personality.