OP Contributing Member (25+ posts) Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 41 | Thanks Heidi. It's certainly been a difficult year and we still have some tough times ahead. I'm trying to be strong but it's hard to see my dad suffer. He's the strongest person I know. I know he's going to kick cancers butt and start enjoying life again soon.
Caregiver to father DX:4/14 Surgery:5/14 resection, ND TX: 33 IMRT complete 9/14 Scan: 10/14, suspicious area tongue & neck. Biopsy confirmed SCC BOT 2nd Primary, right lateral tongue. 11/14: surgery partial glossectomy, pec flap, trach, NG tube, ND 12/14: debridement surgery, small area removed for clear margins 12/14: biopsy positive for SCC dermal metastasis 1/15: chemo: erbitux, taxol and carboplatin 3/15: 5FU, Erbitux 8/15: enrolled in PD-1 Immunotherapy 9/15: Heaven got a new angel <3
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