A fund-raiser calendar for OCF is a great idea! - with some of our most beautiful people featured, keeping in mind the proverb: "A beautiful thing is never perfect". When it comes to the way many have fought and survived the emotional and physical ravages of oral cancer, any imperfections that remain can only be seen as badges of courage and strength. I like this quote from Tiny Buddha of Twitter:
"All those little things that make us completely different despite our universal sameness endow us with a beauty we�d never choose to lose if only we could recognize it. That seems to be the hard part: realizing that because the paintings of our lives are a few strokes away from perfect we are so undeniably beautiful."


Anne-Marie
CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)