Hey everyone!

Thank you all for your helpful, inspiring, informative, and encouraging responses. I really appreciate it. I'm really scared for my mother and I want to help her any way I can.

First of all, I will try to answer some of the questions that some of you have asked. My mother is in her late 60's. As far as her cancer...well, all I can tell you is what I know. My mother has not always been up front because she does not want me to worry. That is one reason I am trying to find out all I can so I can educate myself to help her and bring some peace of mind to myself.

She was diagnosed in 8/04. I did see some of her medical records that she had to transport to another doctor. I can't remember what they said at the moment. I think that it was Stage I under the tongue, about 0.2 cm. (not completely sure - but I think that is what I remember) She had surgery to remove it in 10/04. The story gets a little fuzzy. All I can say is that she told me that when they removed it during surgery, they could not get it all. So now she is having radiation.

I don't know what type of radiation she is getting. I see many of you speaking about IMRT and general field radiation. What are the differences?

As for the place where she is being treated, it is a specialized cancer center but I don't know how renown it is.

Anyway, I guess I will be coming to this board a lot in the next couple of weeks. Thanks again to everyone for their input, advice, well wishes, and prayers.

Thanks to everyone!

Cocoa