According to Mrs. Garcia, it is hard for them to accept the situation of her husband. Their doctor said that Mr. Garcia’s throat will eventually close. They underwent some procedures like CT Scan and Biopsy just to confirm Mr. Garcia’s condition. However, their doctor was already sure that he has Laryngeal Cancer and it is an end Stage cancer.
They were advised to go to another hospital for second opinion since their doctor told them that Mr. Garcia’s throat needed to undergo surgery to get rid of the tumor.
They went to another hospital and they were given another option to have a radiation chemo. But after the radiation chemo, Mr. Garcia will still need to undergo surgery to remove his entire throat. “Our prayer that time is what are we going to do? But we need to decide,” Mrs. Garcia said during her testimony.
Thus, they decided to go for radiation chemo for 35 days (everyday) and 6 sessions of chemotherapy. During the procedure, a biopsy report showed that the tumor is even getting bigger. “He doesn’t have voice anymore, he can’t swallow water or even his saliva during that time,” Mrs. Garcia said.
According to Mrs. Garcia, after they finished the 35 days radiation chemo and 6-session chemo, the medical oncologist advised them for another cycle chemo which was said to be a targeted therapy.