One year ago today I was still in the hospital, just starting to move around a tiny bit with a walker. My surgery was April 16th, came home on April 27th.
Today, I got up at 7am, went to the Cinema Cafe at 10:30 for a youth team party. I had breadsticks and a Philly Cheese Steak sandwhich (I don't eat the bread though!). From there I came home for a few hours and did some things around the house. Was at the gym at 5pm for a meeting with some of my parents and staff. This lasted until 8pm. Off to TK Tripps for some French Onion soup and Filet Mignon with my husband and some friends and now I am here, sitting on the computer checking up on all my cyber friends! Such progress made in one years time. It never goes away but it sure does get better. Progress is a painful thing, but this type of progress I LOVE!!
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.