Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,671 | Cancer!!!
What my son yelled in a loud voice, across the parking lot of Target when an acquaintance/friend of his saw him, and seeing his bald head, mouthed the words "What Happened?" (He had shaved it all off after a few Rad Tx bald spots appeared.
I felt really bad for the friend. Her mouth fell open and she looked so bewildered. I didn't make any comment to my son because it seemed he was taking control which he needed to do after enduring the torment of treatment.
Anne-Marie CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)
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