Thanks for all of the advice! I started telling my clients right off the bat yesterday at work, and it made me feel much less self-conscious when talking after that. One person even had a father who died of throat cancer, which made it much easier to talk about! Hugs to you all, hopefully it continues to get easier!


Emily - 24 years old at diagnosis
HPV-, no risk factors
T2N2b Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Left oral tongue, poorly differentiated
Hemiglossectamy, reconstruction, partial neck dissection
30 Radiation treatments, weekly chemo (cisplatin)
1/13/12 last day of treatment
Diagnosed October 2011