Thank you all for your responses. I feel like I could just scream. Tomorrow is the sixth anniversary of my Dad's passing from SCC Stage III, total glossectomy. My Dad is gone, my husband saw it happen, lived it himself and still wants to drink. UGH. Death wish? I don't know. I'll get myself to a meeting. Thank you for your support. Warmly, Laurie


Caregiver to SURVIVOR George; Stage IV SCC no primary; HPV positive;
heavy drinker, moderate smoker; discovered in lymph nodes - surgically removed; dx March '10; PEG tube; 3 bolus cisplatin; 35 radiation treatments completed May 22,2009; Kickass support system