I do have a preferred outcome. That is that I live, I love my wife, and that I finish a book on my research (preferably several of them). Not having a preferred outcome is not an option, it is too fatalistic for me. I am perfectly serene in this approach.

That said, I accept positively whatever is ahead, we are, as you say, all going to die one day.


Steven Ericsson-Zenith, Los Gatos, California.

Diagnosed six months earlier with TMJ Disorder.
In Late March 2014 Diagnosed with Cancer, a 2" tumour at the base of my tongue. Given a CAT scan, MRI and Chest X-Ray at Stanford Medical Center.
Referred to ENT Oncology at Valley Center, Santa Clara.
Biopsy 4/10/2014. Diagnosed with Squamous cell Carcinoma HPV16+
MRI, 4/12
Dental app. 4/17
First meeting with Radiology. 4/23
Dental treatment. 4/23
PET Scan. 4/29