I would like to thank you at the start for taking the time, extending your experiences and personal insights to reply to my inquiry. I have come to understand how sharing your experiences can put you in a vulnerable position and become a catalyst for re-living traumatic experiences. It’s a very hard thing to do based upon my personal experiences, yet you have elected to do so, in the hopes it will help others.

I’m also ashamed that, being a 16 year (old timer) I have in no way come close to the level of support and dedication you have given.


Age 59
DX SCC T3N1M0 R BOT 10/04 135lbs
TX Hemi-Gloss 11/04
MET Neck 12/04
TX 01/05 G-Tube,PortCath,6wks chem+6wks chem& IMRT,Max dose
06/05 RND,42 nodes 1 bad,All clear 120lbs
DX femoral hernia 09/09,repair 10/09 94lbs
HBO 11-12/10
11/10 All teeth out,05/11 dentures
DX hypothyroid,04/13
DX inguinal hernia,repair,04/15 127lbs
DX cachexia (CACS),03/16 98lbs
DX EPI, TX PERT,10/18 115lbs
DX RFS,11/18
DX iron deficiency anemia,02/19 118lbs
TX infusions,04-06/19 115lbs
DX calcified atheroma carotid