The first few chemo treatments are probably the hardest. Not that the treatments get any easier or less of a bother as you progress, but the first few are the beginning of a whole new way of life for both the patient and the caregiver.

My wife Keri and I were lucky, lucky in the sense that we had an amazing support group and an amazing group of friends, co-workers, and medical staff that lent a hand at the drop of a hat. We lived in a town where we had no close, immediate family members....