First of all: A happy new year to everybody!!! and that 2005 may bring everybody as much health as possible.

Hi eileen,

No need to appologize about that speechthing, there is no harm done. Yes I have been seeiing a speechtherapist, but there really isn't much that they can do for me to make a verbal communication possible. Just some vague sounds I can produce like a littlle burb unfortunately.
And I have seen others who are not able to speak and that does help a lot, but beacuase of the lack of communication, my social life is a bit smaller now, so I thought to make it bigger again by finding peoplle on the net with a more or less same litlle problem like me...and it seems it works
And for the eating (they test a lot indeed), I am still learning to get something threw my mouth into my stomach, but it is really hard, cause wtihout a thongue I just can't get food or drinks swallowed. But maybe that will improve in the future...
My prognoses for the future are in the first place possitive. That is: My cancer have been gone for 6 months now, but it is off course to soon to say I helaed fully. As for the speeking and eating, there is the problem. I have accepted that the chances are big that I won't be able to talk anymore, but that I won't be able to eat anymore: I hate it. I always liked to go out to dinner with friends and family. And not beiing able to taste and eat is something that really bugs me. But I must focus on the fact that I am still alive, but yes...sometimes its hard. especially now with the hollidays: To see my family and friends eat till they blow and I am sitting there with a tube in my nose with some stuff which doesn't even look like a meal.

Hope to wright soon again,

hugs Jaqueline