I know cigarettes are bad and was aware of the risks before. But it's just kind of crazy to think that three years of social smoking only when I drank and then three years of regular smoking ruined my life THAT FAST. I guess it can happen. If my doctor was being nice, I appreciated it, anyway.

I never knew before, but many of my family members had cancer fairly young (found this out when I finally told my grandmother I'm sick). She had cervical cancer when she was in her early 30s. So at least I'm not alone, and most of them survived.


Age 27, mother of 4 year old girl
SCC(a)left side of tongue
Stage 3
DX 11/11/13
CAT scan 11/4/13 - biopsy 11/6/13
PET 11/18/13
Partial glossectomy/radial forearm flap/PEG tube/trach 12/12/13
Radiation/Chemotherapy 1/14
Currently NEC