Christine, you've got a great attitude. I started off thinking do whatever is necessary, but as I go along I worry I've bit off more than I can chew. I haven't even started radiation and chemo yet and I feel like I've been through the mill. And I haven't had much of anything compared to others. What a learning experience. I am going to hope I can get strength by osmosis from you guys because I know no one else around here that understands in the least what kind of radiation it is with the mask and all. They've had skin cancer or breast cancer and they tell me radiation is only a few seconds and no big deal. My radiologist already said 20 minutes, so it's obviously something different.


BOT-SCC Partial glossectomy 7/16/09.
Stage IV, Rt ND 10/2/09.
Teeth out 11/5/09.
Port/peg in, 11/20/09.
7 wks rad & chemo, end 1/22/10
lung, colon biopsies 1/9/11 - both cancer
colon resect surg 1/10/11
Folfox + Avastin - discontinued 6/11
lung surgery 3/13/12, 5/1/12
mets to liver and bones
passed away 9/4/13