 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 945 | Hi, Tracy
You wrote:
"I have told a couple of friends who were aware back in Vancouver, but nobody else. How does one talk about THAT?"
I started an e-mail update to friends and family once we had the diagnosis. I can PM a copy of it to you if you are interested - the first one is the hardest. You could also blog here and reference friends/family to this site.
Some people will be too shaken to reply. Others will offer help - please accept it! You have done much good as a nurse - let some of the good karma come back to you!
CG to husband - SCC Tonsil T1N2M0 HPV+ Never Smoker
First symptoms 7/2010, DX 12/2010
TX 40 IRMT (1.8 gy) + 10 Cetuximab
PET Scans 6/2011 + 3/2012 clear, 5 year physical exam clear; chest CT's clear of cancer. On thyroid pills. Life is good.
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