3 Years Ago: My life changed forever.

3 Years Ago: I Was diagnosed with Head & Neck Cancer.

3 Years Ago: I was shocked and upset to the very core of my existence.

3 Years Ago: I thought I was going to die.

3 Years Ago: I found out just how fragmented medicine is in the United States.

3 Years Ago: I learned that I am my own advocate in this battle and am responsible for the management of it.

3 Years Ago: I taught myself how to do research.

3 Years Ago: I readied myself for my toughest battle of and for my life.

3 Years Ago: I shaved my head for hair loss that never occurred (my doctors still laugh about that).

3 Years Ago: I discovered you can feel very very bad from Chemo/Rad and still be in a good mood.

3 Years Ago: I learned that it takes longer to heal physically than I thought.

3 Years Ago: I learned that it takes longer to heal mentally than I ever thought.

3 Years Ago: I saw light at the end of the tunnel.

3 Years Ago: I found out why I fell in love with and married the finest human being on this earth 10 years earlier.

3 Years Ago: I began to understand what's really important in life.

3 Years Ago: I found out that belief is not something to be taken lightly.

3 Years Ago: Although I thought it wasn


SCC 1.6cm Right Tonsil 10/3/03, 1 Node 3cm, T1N2AM0, Tonsil Removed, Selective Neck Disection, 4 Wks Induction Chemo (Taxol,Cisplatin), 8 Weeks Chemo/Radiation (5FU,Hydroxyurea,Iressa), IMRT x 40, Treatment Complete 2/13/04.
41 Years Old At Diagnosis