Oh and speaking ...will most likely be an issue forever, but, do not be discouraged. You can be understood. Doing mouth exercises, drinking fluids and practice all the tume, it gets better. It becomes a problem if you overwork your mouth. The longer I talk or eat, I become less coherent. I have confidence that I will find my new normal, and if you are going through something similar , you will too.

04/21/17 Biopsy at ENT
04/25/17 Biopsy result SCC on left side tongue
04/27/17 CT Scans--shows shallow tumor
05/02/17 Pre-op
05/03/17 Surgery to remove tumor
05/08/17 Cancer still present
05/10/17 2nd surgery-
06/05/17 PET on 6th, RADS start on 06/20/17
07/11/17 Halfway point!
08/01/17 Last treatment
11/1/17 Cancer is back
11/15/17 Emory University surgery. neck dissection, left lymph nodes removed, tongue free flap from left arm with skin graft.