People, People. as we used to say in the 60s: [quote]Even Paranoids have Real Enemies.- Delmore Schwartz (little known American poet[/quote]
Make no mistake about it, we are fighting a deadly enemy. As a Stage IV with lymph node and perineural involvement plus radiation resistant cancer which came back a second time, I share all your worries. The statistics are bad but I'm still here in spite of them. No reason all of you won't beat the odds too. Too bad NIH doesn't fund a study to see if OCF posters don't do better than those who are alone in a world that just does not get oral cancer or our fears. keep posting and see that your fear, anxiety, worry are all perfectly normal reactions and not a psychotic break.
The challenge is to reclaim our lives.
Resist, Persist, Smile & Believe.
Charm

Last edited by Charm2017; 06-02-2010 04:33 PM. Reason: typos

65 yr Old Frack
Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+
2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG
2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery
25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Apaghia /G button
2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa
40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin

Passed away 4-29-13