Donna,
Thank GOD for this site! It's helped me learn to "keep on keeping on" despite my challenges- the most vexing (lately) of which is my inability to speak clearly-or be understood AT ALL sometimes.
I wasn't exactly a silver tongued devil, but when I began losing my eyesight (yet ANOTHER challenge) I was asked to read some books for the blind-which I gladly did-and now am convinced that helping the deaf in some fashion is going to prove to be my "bright side". I've never faced a challenge that didn't (eventually) have a bright side.
You're very eloquent-don't let the "do-do" get you down. Most of mine's in my head, anyway. :-)

SCC right tonsil Dx 14 Feb 03
No surg till Apr 03
Lip resection Sep 05 "frankenface"
Recurr Apr 10
2/3 tongue removed Jun 10
SPEECH/SWALLOW/DROOL challenges FUN!
Dec 10 Tumor @ nodes/larynx/cart artery growing
Erbitux Mar 11 Hyoid bone regrows!?
recur Dec 12
begin taxo chemo
10yrs-still kickin!