 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 | Wayne,
Didn't mean to hijack your thread here.
Thanks you guys for your good wishes. It was an easy decision after 38 years of looking in people's mouths. I think that having had a bout of OC has made me a better person and given me a direction for the future. Advocating for more dentists and hygienists to do what they should already be doing. Early detection.
David,
Maybe your wife will let you off the hook in 5 or 6 years, instead of 10. Start your negotiations now.
Jim,
With all the work you do around your house, retirement doesn't fit into your life.
Wayne, you will have to wait for those pictures in 2 years as my wife plans on teaching for one more year after I retire. So it looks like 2010 wil be the year to see China.
Jerry
PS Today was another beautiful day.
Jerry
Retired Dentist, 59 years old at diagnosis. SCC of the left lateral border of the tongue (Stage I). Partial glossectomy and 30 nodes removed, 4/6/05. Nodes all clear. No chemo no radiation 18 year survivor.
"Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger"
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