I pray for your mom. I had surgery for oral cancer and was fortunate to not have to have radiation at this point. On the throat area can cause problems eating and talking. Some people get through it just fine.
Here is a forum that has cancer specific threads, cancer patients and survivors share their experiences with the treatments, etc.
thanks for that link, that will be very helpful! We’ll be sure to check that out for some ideas, etc. Yes, her voice has gotten raspy and she has dry mouth. We know it will be tough now till the treatment is over, but this dreadful tumor does seem to be shrinking a bit now. Honestly, with salivary duct carcinoma, we weren’t sure if it would even respond to radiation. It’s that monstrous of a tumor. She’s got some gastritis distress going on too, because I think the Ensure may be too rich, so I’ve been lurking around to find things she’ll eat that won’t bother her.