Thank you so much for your kind words and thoughts. I continue to think about you and check in from time to time. My Google searches are not as frantic anymore, but I want very much to spread the word about this dreadful disease. You are right-it's just terrible.

I think she heard us. I hope it was said and heard already many times before, but I think she heard us at the end. My mom was trying to see the gifts in her suffering-a chance to reflect and reach out and for us to prepare. It's hard for me to see it that way right now. But she took every opportunity to survive, and we made the most of things. That's a comfort-that she did everything she could. Thank you again. You guys are awesome.

Mom (beautiful soul) 12/4/14 SCC L tongue (neg. biopsy 10/14);
1/8/15 hemiglossectomy/neck dissection: T3N1, extracapsular extnsn, PNI, pseudoglandular/spindle cell, margins not clr;
2/2/15 RT/carbo/taxol;
4/15/15 CT clr;
5/15 neuropathic/trigeminal pain/headaches;
6/15 recurrence flap margins/BOT; cancer encroaching skin
7/23/15 hemiglossectomy; clr margins & nodes
10/22/15 CT: nasopharyngeal tumor, jaw, and necrotic nodes; tumor under chin/corner of mouth
11/5/15 left cancer behind