Thank you to all for the support, it means a great deal to me right now.

Prom day was, as usual, an orignal one. We never do things simple in this house. In the middle of her hair appointment, Mercedes stood up, told the woman she wasn't doing it right, took off the robe they had put on her and walked out. I heard Mercedes patiently explaining it to her a number of times while we were there and held my breath because I know my child. The stylist was a little snippy to me about it but I paid her half and told her to speak up from now on if she doesn't know what she's doing.
We got in the car and Mercedes did her specialty, turned a stressful moment into a fun and happy one. She cranked her new CD (we love music) and we laughed and headed home. She did her own hair and make up and looked like an Egyptian Princess. The limo picked them up after we did pictures and off they went. Their school doesn't allow them to dance, so they have a nice dinner (this year it was at the Marine and Science Museum) and then they have an "after party" at the Country Club.........which of course is the fun of the evening because they get to dance and be a little wild.
Here is a pic of Mercedes and Me. Also one of her with her date Matt, (in the brown) and with her best friend, Jared.
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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.