Karen- My husband has also been a rock through his ordeal. He never complains and that makes it hard when I know he's feeling badly but won't admit it. My husband had half of his lower right mandible removed and replace with leg bone and tissue. They also used some tissue and skin to reconstruct the floor of his mouth. The surgeons did an amazing job and the grafts took very well. He had his surgery at Columbia and is now being treated at Sloan. Let me know when you will be there.

Sue

cg to husband, 48 Stage 1V head and neck SCC. First surgery 9/07. Radiation and several rounds of chemo followed. Mets to chest and lungs. "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain." Went home to God on February 22, 2009.