Thank you all for your kind and heartfelt words! I have had several things worthy of posting since the Bird incident. First I have been on a short vacation near the Canadian border in Canoe country with my family.

Second on Thursday last I had a checkup with the ENT and he thinks I am doing fine, it's 28 months now!

Last (for now) Mommy bird did not come back. One of the two birds died, we think because of injuries from the fall out of it's nest. confused

The GOOD news is the other baby bird is doing quite well eating $2.00 per day of worms. He/she has grown remarkably big in the last week and the boy's have adopted him/her with the name Charley. smile

Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.