Thanks Gabe and Christine,

I hope that I won't have to have any more Operations either. I have had enough! I still haven't met Jeanna as I'm housebound and her husband has been ill, but hopefully we'll get together soon. Thank you for mentioning me to her as I doubt we would have ever known we were so close otherwise. I still can't believe that we live so close together. It would take me no more than 5 minutes to walk to her house and that would be walking slowly!

I go to a Plastic Surgery clinic tomorrow to have my graft and various wounds checked, and then to see the ENT and Speech Therapist on Thursday. I think I'm doing really well and hopefully they will confirm it. We have a trip planned for mid May so hopefully I will be talking and well healed by then. I'm almost compulsive now about having something to look forward to and to aim for.

Thanks for your ongoing support.

Sue G


55 y/o
SCC LL Tongue 3/27/07
Part. mandibulectomy 9/2/07
Left ND 5/12/08
RT/Chemo
Rec LL Tongue 07/09
Part gloss 8/5 & 8/25
Surg 10/28/09 re mets to R neck & L jaw
RT & Chemo finished 12/22/09
PEG fitted 05/06/10
L buccal SCC 10/10
freeflap (forearm)surgery 2/28/11 L buccal and gingiva