Thank you, thank you, thank you everyone!! I dont want any part of my tongue to go lol - but I want the cancer gone. It is the left side of my tongue that has the problem - but I mean...it hurts to talk as it is now, so I'm not really sure my speech will sound all that different after it is gone.

I am receiving treatment at Johns Hopkins - which I believe to have experienced surgeons. Its 10pm here on the east coast, and that leaves me with 2 hours left to eat before the surgery.

I guess the hardest part is that my mom and older sister do not want me to go through with the surgery. As they are in denial about me even having cancer - that means I only have the online support here as well as my close friends who all dont know what to say.

Actually my mom keeps crying saying that I will sound different. This is making it so incredibly hard for me. I dont think I will be different - I think I will be better!

But your messages are getting me through this tough time. While I still am terrified, I hope one day I will have the positive outlook about this that you all do!

In good health,
Gloria