Kim,

I just have to add a little bit here, hoping to not offend anyone. We are all warriors in this battle. We have seen people we are close to suffer, struggle, suffer more and eventually lose the battle. We all shed a tear with every bit of news...tears of joy for the good news, tears of sadness for the bad news. Each and every one of us would almost kill to be in the spot your dad is...2 years cancer free! We don't mean to belittle him but we all would, I'm sure, like to give him a little kick in the behind to remind him how fortunate he is. If not for people like Rosie (Heather), Frank, Scott, Marcie, Danny Boy, Eric, Glen, Lynn, Miss Vickie, etc. (the list could go on and on...), we may decide to give up too. Just like your dad, though, some of us have survived or our loved ones have survived! Be blunt with him just like we are with you.

Ed

SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023