I didn't realize when I created my profile here that Gwyneth Paltrow's father, Bruce had died of Oral Cancer. What an odd coincidence that my husband and his friends gave me the nickname Pepper after the first Iron Man film came out (after Gwyneth's character Pepper Potts). Since then, I use the nickname everywhere - both because it's spunky like me, and because my given name (Kellyn, pronounced kelleen) is always butchered no matter how often I correct...


Carpe Diem!!
38, non-smoker, otherwise perfect health. Biopsy: 3/8/2012, SCC Dx Right Underside Tongue: 3/12/2012, Surgery: 4/11/2012 Partial Gloss + Neck Dissection to remove 29 nodes (all clear). No Rads or Chemo req'd. I believe my SCC was caused by product used in dental work.