Awww! I just love your ideas smile Im sure your mother does too. What a great, encouraging caregiver you are!!! Patients have so much on their minds with serious medical problems arise. Having something positive and happy helps make it easier to handle.

Your mothers surgical site must be swollen. The black means its not getting enough blood flow. Hopefully this will turn around quickly so she doesnt need further surgeries to correct it. This happened to me too. In my case I needed another mandibulectomy (jaw replacement) to correct the lack of circulation and my body's rejection of the prosthesis. Just like the saying goes... everybodys different and will react in their own individual way to things.

Have fun with your decorating.

Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile