Thank you, guys! It's staggering to me that a month ago, her second opinion suggested Hospice. I know we all die, and I'm glad Hospice is around when its needed, but to have this opportunity when it appeared there really was none makes my heart burst. And what a great medical team she has! Now it's time for her to tackle regaining as much function as she can, and hopefully, saying goodbye to the trach and PEG tube sometime soon....

And it's true that she is strong, but so are all of you! Your resilience is incredible. This forum certainly helped in the decision-making process to move forward with the surgery instead of "calling it a day" (and hiding under her bed), and I really appreciate that. I'm wishing everyone a good week.

Mom (beautiful soul) 12/4/14 SCC L tongue (neg. biopsy 10/14);
1/8/15 hemiglossectomy/neck dissection: T3N1, extracapsular extnsn, PNI, pseudoglandular/spindle cell, margins not clr;
2/2/15 RT/carbo/taxol;
4/15/15 CT clr;
5/15 neuropathic/trigeminal pain/headaches;
6/15 recurrence flap margins/BOT; cancer encroaching skin
7/23/15 hemiglossectomy; clr margins & nodes
10/22/15 CT: nasopharyngeal tumor, jaw, and necrotic nodes; tumor under chin/corner of mouth
11/5/15 left cancer behind