I want to thank Brian so much for creating this website and all the good folks that come and visit and give good advice and support through sometimes very difficult times. My sister has (hopefully had) cancer of the tonsils (diagnosed in FEB 2002). She has her checkup this Monday. I cannot tell you how helpful this site has been. It has helped us to know how to feed through a feeding tube (by slowing it down), why the constipation,the very mental lows at times, and the trials of the radiation and other types of treatment. Yes we did listen to her oncologist and did as he said, but just as often I have turned to this site and all of you have been a lifesaver. My sister actually went shopping for a while today and drove herself and felt like visiting some friends. Two weeks ago this wouldn't have been a possibility. Ya'll kept telling me she would get better and I hung onto that and so did she. She is about a month and a half away from her radiation treatments (twice daily for 6 weeks). She seemed to get sicker after they were completed but I think she is now making a turn for the better. She also cooked dinner for her family tonight-pork roast. She had a milkshake! But still she is wanting to do things again and gain her life back. Tonight she was nauseus again and very tired, but she did have a big day. I know that I have been told by ya'll that she will have good days and bad days and we are very grateful for those better days. Just want to thank all for your help ands especially Brian for creating a site where people can come together and not feel lost in this world with this disease. THANK YOU