As I was going through treatment and sick - a co worker said to me........."Boy, I have learned one thing from you, If I am ever diagnosed with cancer, I am not going to treat it. It looks like the treatment just makes you really sick and then you die anyway".


DX 2/10/09; Stage 1 SCC side of tongue; Partial Gloss; PEG in 3/3/09; 3 Cisplatin; 35 IMRT; PEG out 7/17/09; Eating via mouth and walking 3 miles/day 4 wks after treatment end. 50 pound weight loss; Clear PET 09/09 and 09/10