Hi all....I apologize..been forever since my last post. Update on Dad. He had SuperDimension Bronchoscopy in March....amazing technology! They were able to traverse his lung passages all the way to the two suspect met sites and take tissue samples for biopsy...both negative! Whew!

So with no spread to lungs, they scheduled him for total laryngectomy in April, which went very well. They also took more neck nodes and found two more positives, but he was already maxed on radiation to that area from first round, so they did not do either rad or more chemo.

After six weeks (beginning of June), he had voice prosthesis inserted, so he now is able to communicate much better than with external device.

He's been on a total liquid diet since his first diagnosis and initial tongue/neck surgery in Feb 2007 (alot of Splash and Ensure Plus), but is doing well, actually some weight gain.

In last 30 days, has been experiencing intensifying pain up right side of neck, from shoulder to ear and continuing up behind right ear to top of skull. Next scheduled scan and check coming up on Nov 4. Fingers crossed that upcoming scan and check will not indicate recurrance and that this is something else.

Well that's it...proud of my Dad, very strong man. Upbeat attitude and doing as much as any 75 year-old should! Gets out on the lake in the boat as he's enjoyed that all his life. Just make sure he's wearing his special self-inflating life vest.

Take care all, my prayers are with you all.