After a couple of weeks of being on hospice care, my beautiful Mother succombed to this terrible disease. She was comfortable and she went peacefully. I thank everyone on these boards for their kind words of support and prayers for my Mom and our family during these trying times.

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Mom 48 diagnosed Sep 08 Stage IV SCC
full glossectomy, neck dissection traech and peg Nov 08
35 radiation treatments and 3 chemo
Mar 09 mets to lungs
Started Erbitux 3/09/09
06/26/09 mets to rib
Stopped Erbitux 6/26/09
Start erbitux/taxol 7/06/09
Started Hospice 7/24/09
Passed away 8/09/09