Paul thank you for sharing. I just received a phone call that the results came back positive. My dads surgeon is away for the holiday and the covering dr said his only option is chemo because he just had radiation in july. Apparently chemo will keep the cancer at bay but it will eventually progress.

What treatment did you have for your metastis? Was it just one nodule or multiple? I see youve done radiation multiple times....did you experience inability to swallow? I wanna stay positive especially with it being new years eve, but im finding it difficult to do so. This infection is making him very swollen too...hoping that goes away soon.

Heidi you mentioned your mom is doing chemo...how is that going?

Prayer God will grant us a miracle because we cannot take anymore. 3 cancers in 1 year... vant be good.


Caregiver to father
DX:4/14 Surgery:5/14 resection, ND
TX: 33 IMRT complete 9/14
Scan: 10/14, suspicious area tongue & neck.
Biopsy confirmed SCC BOT 2nd Primary, right lateral tongue.
11/14: surgery partial glossectomy, pec flap, trach, NG tube, ND
12/14: debridement surgery, small area removed for clear margins
12/14: biopsy positive for SCC dermal metastasis
1/15: chemo: erbitux, taxol and carboplatin
3/15: 5FU, Erbitux
8/15: enrolled in PD-1 Immunotherapy
9/15: Heaven got a new angel <3