Thanks for clarifying that, Brian. The article was sort of confusing to me. I might not have read it as thoroughly as i should have. Guess I will keep on drinking it. When I started to get my sense of taste back, I was so excited that I could actually taste coffee again. There are so many of my favorite foods that I can't eat anymore, and I used to love a glass of wine in the evening, as well as a margarita when I went to a Mexican restaurant, so I thought "Oh, damn! I have to give up coffee, too!"

Female, nonsmoker, 70, diag. 5/09 after tongue biopsy: stage IV. Left hemi-gloss. and left selec. neck disec. 30 lymph nodes removed May 20. Over 7 weeks daily rads. with three chemo. PEG removed 12/4/09 Am eating mostly soft foods. Back to work 11/09 Retired 4/1/11. 7 clear scans! Port out 9/11. 2/13. It's back: base of tongue, very invasive
surgery involving lifestyle changes. 2/14: Now speaking w/Passey-Muir valve. Considering a swallow study. Grateful to be alive.