You're not alone!!! We're all right behind you in your corner rooting you on smile There may not be a waiting room full of friends and relatives but you have people all over the world who have a deeper understanding of what you are going thru as we've been in that position ourselves. I didnt have lots of people to help me... pretty much it was my teenaged children. What I lacked in people to help me in my area, I made up for with all my OCF pals. They're who helped to get me thru the hardest things Ive ever done and they even sometimes made me smile (although trying to smile was painful). I cant imagine anyone with little to no help nearby and also being without the OCF and our caring members.

Good luck with everything!!!

Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile