Thank you everyone for your posts. Emmett has been going to a speech therapist a couple of times now and he does like going and does do the exercises he's given. He read your posts and agreed he needs to start really trying. It actually seemed to give him some motivation and confidence. Said he has been afraid to try, worried he will choke etc. Your posts have made a difference. Thank you so much.

CG 2 Emmett,7/09 DX SCC rt tongue. T2N1M0, 1 node, marg neg.4/10 PET/CT clear, 9/10 C back. 10/10 Rad hemi, 2 tmrs mod diff. resec flr of mth. Flap 4 nodes/w/ext cap. 11/10 Peg, CX3 HD, 30 rad. 1/31 & 3/21 6/11/11 - PET/CT "activity" 9/11-all Clear. 12/11 peg out. 2/15 still all clear! 9/14 Prostate cancer treated with pencil beam proton therapy, best radiation experience. Keep it in mind as a treatment option for all tumors that can be seen including head and neck.