Dear Light House,

Sorry you and your family are having to go through this. My Mom has had three different oral surgeries - they removed the whole roof of her mouth last time. Last week they found out she has "a little cancer" in a lymph node on her neck and is scheduled for surgery on 3/31 and they say she will need radiation after that. She is the same age as your mother so I can really empathize with you. It is hard to understand why the drs. can't see what you are seeing. Take care and hang in there. I'll be thinking of you. Nancy T.