 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 | Hi Dragon,
As a mother myself of seven daughters, I felt really proud when I was reading your posts! Good for you for being such a great care giver for your mom when you're so young yourself. I am battling my second round of this cancer and have a daugther your age. Her name is Mercedes and she turned 17 in September. She was 12 when I had my first cancer. You sound alot like her, have the same type of feelings that I know she has. At times I look at her and see the worry on her face and I hate what cancer has done to her. BUT, I'm stil here, which is the all important thing and I intend to stay her for years longer.
Good luck to you and your family!
Minnie
SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.
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