OK Brian, I am with Nelie, please don't let Monica volunteer. But the first thought I had was (don't take this wrong, I do not wish this on anyone) wouldn't it be ironic if Clinton had this disease. It certainly would take the funny out of the entire event.

I love the way you write and I sent a note to Mr. Kincaid myself. So that you might see how much shoe leather I can actually stuff in my own mouth I am copying the note below.


Mr Kincaid,

At the risk that this might become something you choose to publish I am going to choose my words very carefully.

You need to understand something important that you did not address in your article and that is the guilt factor. You see the ramifications of private interactions with your spouse can lead to the discovery that your spouse is dying from a disease that you might just have given him. While what we do in our private lives is our own business it has been devastating to read the studies that have been conducted involving the effect of HPV and it correlation to oral cancer.

My husband just reached one year as a survivor. The statistics of this disease are frightening and harsh. While your article was making light of a very serious problem, someone


Caregiver to ex-husband Harry. Dx 12/10/04 SCC stg 3, BOT with 2 nodes left side. No surg/chemo x4 /rad.x37(rad comp. 03/29/05)Cisplatin/5FU(comp. 05/07/05)-T1N2M0-(cancer free 06/14/05)-(12/10/06) 2 yr. Survivor!!!