I totally agree, Christine. I had a man at church go on and on about alternate cures. I finally gave up arguing with him and just gracefully got out of the conversation, because there was no way I would have ever convinced him. His wife, who is much more sensible, told me to ignore him, that she does. I have no problem with the Facebook group as long as that's not the only place people look. I always refer people to OCF for real answers. I have learned so much here. I only wish I had found it when I was actually going through my treatments!


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.