I am in total agreement with Susan..(great post) and Catherine, Roz, Zenda etc.
I was able to read over Easter and not post which in hind sight was a good thing.
We need to remember how scared we were when we first joined and how we found so many compassionate, welcoming and understanding people to help us through our journey. Some new members must have been wondering what the heck was going on here confused

History Leukoplakia bx 8/2006 SCC floor mouth T3N0M0- Verrucous Carcinoma.
14 hour 0p SCC-Right ND/excision/marginal mandibulectomy 9/2006, 4 teeth removed, flap from wrist, trach-ng 6 days- no chemo/rad.
6 ops and debulking (flap/tongue join) + bx's 2006-2012.
bx Jan 2012 Hyperkeratosis-Epithelial Dysplasia
24cm GIST tumour removed 8/2013. Indefinite Oral Chemo.

1/31/16 passed away peacefully surrounded by family