Hey, nice looking fella Mark....When I see my scars from my ear to under my chin and then across my collarbone, I wear them proudly now as it is 5 yrs cancer free this coming July....When I think of where I've been in this journey and how far I have come as hard as it is somedays, I thank the good Lord for every new day he gives me at 61 yrs of age. I think it has taught me alot about life and other people. Between looking like Herman Munster with staples, a nasal feed tube and a trach, I can now sit back and sort through what I lived through. I had a lot of good Dr. and hospital advice on what to eat and ways to eat it....The nasal tube became a "G" tube for quite a while due to radiation but I got through that too...It is wonderful to read so many notes in here of survivors and their great outlooks...Congrats to all...Flo