I had angels for nurses as well. My doctors were awesome, too. I have heard so many horror stories about how cancer patients have been treated, I am so relieved that my experience was as positive as it was. (As positive as anything can be when you have oral cancer.) Any of you who are in Northern Ohio, I can't say enough good things about the North Coast Cancer Care Center!

Female, nonsmoker, 70, diag. 5/09 after tongue biopsy: stage IV. Left hemi-gloss. and left selec. neck disec. 30 lymph nodes removed May 20. Over 7 weeks daily rads. with three chemo. PEG removed 12/4/09 Am eating mostly soft foods. Back to work 11/09 Retired 4/1/11. 7 clear scans! Port out 9/11. 2/13. It's back: base of tongue, very invasive
surgery involving lifestyle changes. 2/14: Now speaking w/Passey-Muir valve. Considering a swallow study. Grateful to be alive.