Brenda, if I find myself in your situation in the near future, I only pray I can handle it with the dignity and grace that I watch and observe you displaying. Of course, in my position, death is something I think of more than usual and, I know this sounds kind of macabre, but your are my mentor! Get the pain under control and LIVE.....such every second of life that you can. It's what I'm doing right now and I'm not even in your situation. Go on your vacation and have a blast. Much 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.
