Michelle,

I truly wish I could take away your anger. It definitely sounds like a different clinic would have provided different results. My groups all argued whether to do radiation in my neck.

The only words of comfort, if they are even that, is maybe Marcy's group didn't want to overtreat. For the sake of medical care, I can only pray the recommendations were based on "the patient's best interest", or so they thought. Mass Eye and Ear felt that Dana Farber's recommendations were over the top for someone so young. MEE didn't want to put a young person through such terrible treatment (surgery, possible neck dissection, radiation, chemo, bracheytherapy) and recommended only rads and brachey.

Marcy's medical team is now in my prayers, in hopes her situation will result in their pro-active roles in treating future patients. Hopefully they will now save more lives than if they never met Marcy.

I wish I could say or do more for you, Michelle. Though I don't truly know you, my honest feelings of love are being sent to you. Within the first five minutes of finding this site, I realized how amazing and wonderful everyone here is. Without hesitation, I know anyone here would do anything to make you feel better.

Sabrina