Keep yer chin up bub! It's gonna get bad. Expect it. Do whatever it takes to feel ok in that moment to just get through to the next & pretty soon it's all over & progressively gets better. I do not belive in sugar coating. The chemo & radiation we're one of the worst experiences of my life. That being said, I AM ALIVE & CANCER FREE TODAY!!! Pay the price & revell in it! Just keep the attitude that you will do whatever it takes to kill the cancer so you can have a life back & go for it! Keep yourself nourished & hydrated, force it! Apply the radiogel diligintly to the burned skin. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!


dx 2/11/04 scca bot T3 IU 2B MO poorly differentiated, margins ok, 3/16 modest, jaw split, over half of tongue removed, free flap from left forearm - finished chemo & rad treatment 5/20/04