I am hoping that by sharing his story that it will help others. I wish there was a magic bullet for him so he could get well but his doctors have tried everything. He is and has been at home and our sister is taking care of him - in home hospice. She stayed with him after he completed the radiation but then he didn't get well and was taking the additional chemo regimens and falling apart so she has been staying by him since May of last year. For pain the hydro has helped him - thank goodness - but he also takes methadone for pain. He has to take meds in liquid through his stomach tube but they work. Now he is taking Xanax (anti-anxiety medication) as well which gets him to sleep. He can't take fentanyl patches as he has no fat left on his body to absorb that. The things you learn on these cancer journeys. It is very sad as we love him so much. I am still crying every day and am waiting for the phone call. But boy was he stubborn about opiates. The opposite of your husband, it sounds like. Well this is life and we must soldier on. My sister is hanging in there for him, they have been close their entire lives. We need God to bless all of us. I hope his story helps other people. He is 69. It is the HPV form of tongue and throat cancer. Seriously bad cancer. He was totally healthy too. Came out of nowhere.