Thank you for the kind words and suggestions. I'm sure I will be back quite a bit as things progress. The medical facility where my sisters surgery is to be does not have any group support or even social services for Head and Neck cancer pts. She will need chemo later and have contacts with Walnut Creek Kaiser and will request to be seen there. My sister is slowly becoming open to talk about/with cancer treatment and speaking and being in contact with survivors. This site has been a great support and source of imformation for me. I hope my sister will join in at some point. I also have learned a great deal to use as
a dental hygienist. I do Oral Cancer Screening on all my patients. I have increased the routine questions I ask in reguards to any signs/symtoms of oral cancer. Thanks so much again>

trish