Hi @vickie1320 Your husband's immune system will certainly be taxed so it is best to avoid crowds, keep clean, and try to eat well, which eating may become an issue. Anyway, family visits perhaps outside, perhaps for a short time. Family means well and it is important but unless they understand that there is a patient here who needs space, they should probably stay away. No going out to eat, no crowds in the living room. As time goes on, certainly by the third week of radiation, and even sometimes with the first round of chemo, he may not be in the mood for company at all. And I think I can safely say, you probably won't be in the mood for company as well, unless it's just one on one with a best friend or close relation. This is a battle your husband is going into.
Side story: I hadn't smiled or laughed for a few weeks and my daughter and wife were becoming concerned. So my daughter got hold of a Pink Panther DVD with Peter Sellers. Well, I don't care how rotten you feel or how much physical pain there can be with a laugh, but it is quite impossible to watch this nonsense and not have your spirits raised to a level not seen in weeks.
Good luck to you both. I am here for you.

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