Hi Rob,
My mom is doing okay. The big plus is that her scans are clean! I am extremely grateful to everyone at the U of C. The issues we are currently dealing with are pretty bad depression and getting her to eat. It's a tough road, but she's weathering the storm. My mom is in her 70s and, like everyone, went through a tough regimen -- but she got through it. That's the encouraging thing for me and anyone else who has faced or faces oral cancer. Now we are getting her through the after treatment hurdles, but each day is one day closer to recovery -- and that's a good, good thing.
Mom's caregvr. DDS failed to dx 01/03. Dx Stg IV SCC 05/03. Induct. chemo, IMRT, 5FU, H, Iressa, Neck disect, radiation. Dad's caregvr. Dx 01/04 Ext. Stg SCLC. Mets to liver/bone 08/04. Died 11/12/04. Mom tongue CA dx 06/13, hemiglossectomy (80% removed) 08/13. Clean margins and nodes, but PNI. 6/15/15: Tongue CA at base of remnant tongue. Declined further tx; hospice.
Died 10/13/15. What a long and difficult journey.
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