Randy: You are an inspiration!!! Congrats on your amazing progress. I am one month into recovery - ended treatment on 3/31 - and your story gives me hope. Thanks for sharing. You made my day. And you're right about reaching out to people and praying. Bless you. I send you lots of healing thoughts. -Michelle

SCC left tonsil, stage IV, HPV+, metastatic to one lymph node. Biopsy 12/23/10; tonsillectomy 1/13/11; DX 1/25/11; Peg in 1/28/11. Peg out 6/29. TX 1/31/11-3/21/11: 35 IMRT plus 3 Cisplatin. Pet-Scan 6/20/11 = CLEAR! Three years out, learning to live with the long-term side effects of radiation while reminding myself to feel blessed.