Malo I couldn't agree with you more. The more we talk about it the better. Sadly there is no where near enough awareness of OC in Australia. But yet I see more and more of us arriving at this forum (thankfully we find this site). I'm happy to say since posting this topic that I think people have finally gotten it or at least the most important people have. It took a while but I finally got it through to them that there is such a thing as survivor and that regardless of what lays ahead for us it's our life to live in a way that makes us happy.

Where in Qld are you Malo? We are moving back up there at the end of this month. Our first major step back into life. Can't wait smile


Wife to Steve 43. DX 5 May 09. T4N2MO SCC tongue, floor of mouth, lymph nodes & jaw bone
No surgery
Teeth removed 06/07/2009
radiation 13/07/2009 x 7wks
chemo 15/07/2009 x 3 Cisplatin
last TX 28/08/2009
25/11/2009 PET-lymph node activity.
08/01/2010 CT Scan-ALL CLEAR
03/03/2010-Peg removed
01/2013 left side of Jaw removed and replaced with pectoral flap.
23/12/2020 scan show lesion in tongue
01/2021 SCC stage 3 base of tongue diagnosed
01/03/2021 chemotherapy started.