Christine also got a lovely comment at the end of her post, in which she mentioned her work with OCF:

Thanks for bringing awareness to the public about what life can be like living with a feeding tube. Be well Mr Ebert!!!!

Ebert: And you, Christine. And now you are helping others.

I like to think of it this way: I would still have my jaw had I been willing to die five years ago. So I think I got the better part of the deal.

Leslie

April 2006: Husband dx by dentist with leukoplakia on tongue. Oral surgeon's biopsy 4/28/06: Moderate dysplasia; pathology report warned of possible "skip effect." ENT's excisional biopsy (got it all) 5/31/06: SCC in situ/small bit superficially invasive. Early detection saves lives.