#75783 06-16-2008 10:57 PM | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 57 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | OP  Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 57 | It saddens me to say that my brother passed away on May 21st. I want to thank all who have replied to my previous post. Your words were my saving grace.
Brother diagnosed SCC August 2005, radiation and chemo- 2 rounds, total glossectomy Sept. 2007, passed away May 21, 2008
"Everyday is beautiful" he stated on a cold and foggy Chicago winter day.
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Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 38 | Oh, Sad Sister, I am so sad along with you, with this devastating news. You and your family are in my prayers and heart. God bless you, and your brother was so extremely blessed to have you as a sister. Your caring for him is evident in every word you shared with us. Thank you so much for opening up to us here in the OCF forums, and I am very grateful for everyone's support of you and your family. We truly are all in this together, and I am sure that others here who have lost their loved ones will let you know what helped them most. I am so so sorry for your terrible loss. Please know that we are with you in our thoughts and prayers.
Non-smoker non-drinker, 50 when diagnosed 9/11/06 stage IV scc of oropharnyx, malignant lymph nodes both sides of neck. Cause=HPV16. Daily chemo & daily IMRT for 7 weeks. In 2 clinical trials at Johns Hopkins, good results. Peg tube out March 07. Update September 2014: gratefully in good health!
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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 73 | ^^^ Sorry to hear about your Brother.and as Carol mentioned your brother was lucky to have a sister like you .
Sorry about your loss . Your brother and family will be there in my prayers !
God Bless !
- Avinash
My Father,
Age 59, T2N1M0, Stage 3, smoker left 5 years back, casual drinker , NACT with TAXOL +5FU+Cisplatin x 2, and 70 Gy in 35# from 03/10/08 to 04/26/08, no surgery, After Chemo cycles tumor reduced 60%,
Cancer Free now !
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Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 79 | Little sister,
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. The love that you feel from your brother is always evident in your posts. You and your family are in my prayers.
Jean
* Root for Joe *
Sister of Joe (43, non-smoker/chewer; occ. drinker). Mouth problem 3/07. Diag with Stage I 6/07. Diag with Stage IV 9/07. In EPOC at Univ of Chicago. Cisplatin/cetuximab 1/wk x 8. Then, IMRT 5x/wk x 7 and weekly chemo. Done 12/21/07. Looks good as of 4/08, 7/08, 8/08, 1/09.
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Im very sorry for your loss. I pray you and yor family can find peace at the difficult time.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
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David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,260 | I'm feeling for you in this time of sadness and have you in my prayers.
Since posting this. UPMC, Pittsburgh, Oct 2011 until Jan. I averaged about 2 to 3 surgeries a week there. w Can't have jaw made as bone is deteroriating steaily that is left in jaw. Mersa is to blame. Feeding tube . Had trach for 4mos. Got it out April.
--- Passed away 5/14/14, will be greatly missed by everyone here
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Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | I'm so sorry and I echo the feeling that he was blessed to have you as a sister.
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 57 | Thank you all for your kind words they are very helpful. I was very blessed to have a brother like Jorge. His strength amazed all of us. He fought all the way and never gave up hope. We thought and prayed for a miracle at the begining and then we prayed for his strength. Today, we pray for his peace. It is lonely and sometimes overwhelming with the thought that he is not here. The pain will never go away. I will just have to learn to live with it. A couple of weeks before he passed he spoke to my daughter about her quinceanera and told her that she was to have it no matter what. As we prepare, with heavy hearts, we have agreed to make a donation in his memory to the cancer foundation. For those who come to this site for comfort, please know that it is here. For those who come here with cancer, keep fighting and make everyday special. There are many who love and support you. Noemi
Brother diagnosed SCC August 2005, radiation and chemo- 2 rounds, total glossectomy Sept. 2007, passed away May 21, 2008
"Everyday is beautiful" he stated on a cold and foggy Chicago winter day.
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Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 681 | Little Sister,
I am so sorry to learn that your brother is no longer here. You have writen so lovingly and eloquently. May your daughter celebrate her quinceanera full of love from your family and the knowledge that Gorge is with her in spirit.
Malka
SCC stage II Partial mandibulectomy w. neck dissection- July 2005. Renal cancer w. partial nephrectomy-Jan 2004. Breast cancer discovered in routine mammogram. Successful lumpectomy, sentinal nodes clear, RT only-2008 Reconstruction of mandible w fibula free flap-Jan 09. TORS removal of begnin pappiloma from esophagus-2010. Masectomy,rt breast 2013.
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Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 93 | Noemi,
So sorry to hear about your loss, sounds like Jorge had much love and support during his ordeal and has found peace in the new journey. I lost my sister to SCC about 10 months ago, she was also full of strength and fought this cancer with all her might. I will miss her always, there is just a hole in my life that she always filled. Time does make the loss less sharp, but it will always be there. My thoughts to you and your family.
Nancy
Caregiver to sister Connie, dx 2005, scc tongue, 4 surgeries inc. radical left side neck dissection 7/06, 35 IMRT, and 7 cisplatin 2/07, passed away 8-11-07, 51 yrs. young, fought with courage, strength and grace, found peace on her new journey.
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