Thanks for all your help and input. I appreciate it.
An update on dad..
He will be starting week 4 of his radiation treatments on Monday. He's still here after being diagnosed about 7 weeks ago. Its been very rough though because he's 71 years old, and seems to be fighting age factors as a addition to the cancer. Right now radiation is our only option, because even the lower tier chemo drugs wouldnt really help him. It's either the "platinum" drugs or nothing, and they feel that he cant handle chemo at this point. He's been in a lot of pain. He's taking time released morphine along with vicodin. I think he'll be increasing those dosages this week, because his body has gained some tolerance to those drugs. I'm hoping the pain will subside with the radiation in time, but i know we have a long way to go before that happens. I hope he can make it through this point in his life. He's fighting. We're hoping and staying positive. Anyhow thanks again. Cheers!
Sam