First, Carol I wish you the best on your surgery on Friday.

Thank you for the warm welcome. My mother is a very strong individual, I hope to have half her strength and faith someday. Considering her pure liquid diet she is in amazing health. She takes such great care of herself through nutrition - she should write a book.

I do think that my reason for joining this forum now is because I see my Mother becoming more restricted to home due to her complications. Then there is the lack of communication to the family which makes the situation much harder than it needs to be. This is what makes this road so challenging.

I found out last night that they took a biopsy of a spot in her mouth that has been soar for weeks. She had to do it with no novicane because she said the pain from the needle would hurt more than the biopsy. Of couse I had to ask 100 questions to just get this bit of information.

I guess we will see what happens, I hope it is nothing.