A short description of the stroke of insight piece mentioned earlier is on my favorite website (after OCF) TED.com (ideas worth sharing) here
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html

I'm sorry to hear about your mom, the only strokes I have heard about in OC patients were in people that had the related collateral stroke risk factors / issues in addition to the oral cancer. They had stroke risk factors, high blood lipids, arterial plaques, etc. as separate existing conditions when diagnosed with OC.

Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.