Stephany, I am so sorry for this loss in your family. Mixed in with all the saddness and as time goes on you will find peace. Your family will draw together and support each other. There probably is no short-cut through grief, it takes time. Time to remember the good times with your mother and bank upon those memories.

My thoughts are with you and your family, especially your father whom will need your hugs more than anyone.

Thank you for supporting the OCF in this way, it means a great deal.

Take care

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.