Thanks for the encouragement, Cheryl! Yes, the American healthcare system has a lot of admin baggage to manage. I'm retired now so I have Medicare/Medicaid and in Washington state, it's actually been pretty good once you've gotten all the bureaucracies out of the way.

Was just back in Toronto this past July. Feel of the city has changed quite a bit, constant traffic jams and drivers are crazy aggressive now!


QOL

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Oropharyngeal SCC, HPV-based, tonsil, tongue, and throat.
Stage IVa
Trismus, neglected dental health
Age: 64, smoker aged 16-32 yr.
Diagnosed: 01/2014 (personally suspected well before that)
Self-treat (Cancell + mushrooms): 2/2014
Mexican clinic (Alternative): 6/2014
Will begin conventional treatment soon, mostly IMRT radiotherapy, with a little chemotherapy (cisplatin) in sessions 1, 22, possibly 43.