While I'm on here, this doesn't really rise to the "don't you just hate it" level as I really wasn't offended but it just shows how little people understand the long lasting effects of oral cancer. Last week the dispatcher at work asked if I could work on my day off but I told her I had to have bloodwork done, an xray and a visit with my oncologist. She asked "why are you still doing all that, aren't you all better?". As I say, not offensive, just an honest question from her to fill in a gap in her knowledge.


David R. 65 yr old male non-smoker, light drinker, stage 3 or 4, depending on which doc you ask, scc rt. tonsil, 2 nodes, 7 weeks radiation and chemo. No surgery. Teatment ended 3/20/08. PET scan 8/08 showed no cancer.
And now, as of oct, 2010, caregiver to wife, Linda, with breast cancer.
May, 2013, Linda diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. Enuf already.