You sound extremely rational and together from what I have heard. You have a right to every feeling you have expressed and I too would find it WORSE to deal with an ill child than for my own illness.

I have great faith that the lymph node is a sign of a tooth infection or some such (happened to a friend of my daughter's) and that your offspring will be well.

Hope to hear great news from you post 22nd. (We all have our "dates from hell dates" - mine is the 13th or 19th of any month!)

Donna

Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)