I am one of the silent ones. I have posted once or twice, but mostly I read and gain valuable insight into this life. My husband, I am happy to say is now a 1+ year survivor. Dec. 2001 he was diagnosed with base of tongue cancer, stage 4. After maximum radiation & 2 rounds of chemo, then neck dissection and lots and lots of rest and healing time, he's doing fairly well. He's actually even gained back 10 of the 45 pounds he lost. He was chubby so that helped! Thank you for this site. I read and pray for the others going through what we did. We still live from check up to check up. (we're up to 3 month intervals) Keep up the good work.