Your mom sounds likes a real fighter. Glad she has opted to have the surgery. It sounds like she has fought hard the first round and she can do it again. She must be planning on making it to 100.

Husband diagnosed Oct '11 Cancer of the vocal cord Nov '11 removed right vocal cord. Neck Dissection, cancer in one node, .2, very small & contained) Jan '12 Radiation and Cisplatin, 6 doses. June '12 & Dec '12 clear Pet scan. April '13 Celebrating 1 year cancer free since treatment ended.