I want to thank everyone for all of the wonderful and kind words and the amazing support this group has always given me! Thank you Christine and Anna-Marie for the beautiful cards sent to our home.

It has been 6 months without my brother and it's been very tough. It hurts to even get out of bed. Life is not the same without him in it. He was the staple to our family. He fought the fight so hard and suffered so much. I am constantly praying for everyone with cancer and all caregivers because I know how hard it is. I know that I didn't feel my brothers side effects but I did see them all and they effect me until this day. When I swallow my own saliva I think, "how unfair that he didn't have saliva anymore". When I sleep on my side I think how unfair that he couldn't even move his neck. So many things make me think of how unfair this cancer is!

Today is his birthday and he would have been turning 24 years old. I would love for you all to see how wonderful of a person my brother was. We made a video in his memory.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lb1NNczzVY8&feature=youtu.be

Last edited by ak123; 04-26-2016 08:40 PM.
22 YO Brother Dx 6/17/14 w. SCC R Lateral tongue
CT scan clear LN 6/20/14
HPV-, non-smoker
R tongue, right hemiglossectomy Surgery 6/24/14
(Not reoccurrence but went to NCCC instead
R neck dissection, tracheostomy, radial free flap, R tongue dissection surg 8/11/14
PT1N2B.3 positive lymph nodes out of 13
Extranodal extension present
9-15-14 IMRT (35x) & Cisplatin (2x) begun
10-21-14 peg in. 10-31-14 1 round of carboplatin
11-4-14 IMRT rx comp
3-27-15 Recurrent tumor in lymph node, L neck diss.
10-29-15 brother passed away, 23 yrs old