Thank you for your response. She was treated from Dec. 09-Dec10 for the pre-cancerous tumor. Then in January of this year it has shown up to be Squamous-cell Sarcoma 1. So I am thankful that they caught it so soon, but I was told that only 25% of the pre-cancerous tumors ever turn into cancer, and so unfortunately my daughter is in that percentage. So needless to say I am fearful that the survival rate, (even though this is Stage 1) that she may be in that 19% that doesn't survive. She has 3 small children and just having a hard time coping from day to day. I am trying to be as strong as I can, but that strength comes and goes. I realized that by reading from other survivors that I may have to be the one to give "Tough Love" and not let her fall in to not working, not exercising and constantly monitoring and reminding her to eat. That she may get mad at me, yell at me, etc, but as her mother I still need to act as the mother even though she is an adult. Is that what is needed. I just don't know. I started out being the one who was there for her, best friend type but I'm just not sure. Any help would be so helpful.

Thank you, Yvonne. Sorry to unload so much.


Letitia Baker mother of beautiful 26 year old daughter who is my best friend. Squamous carcinoma Stage 1. T1N0N0