I am an artist and also a toddler teacher at a community college here in Bellingham, WA. For almost three years I was getting really terrible sore throats. I have Lupus and my doctor thought that the lupus was causing inflamation of the throat. With steriods, the soreness did go away but finally I went to an ear nose and throat doctor. He did a biopsy and told me it was cancer of the tonsil. There were a couple nodes involved too. Anyway, the cancer had progressed down my thraot so far that the doctors felt it would be dangerous to operate. so I had chemotheropy and radiation. I finished in Feb. 08. I had my first post treatment cat scan about a mounth ago and I'm cancer free. I feel relieved, but also scared that it might come back. Also, The treatment( or should I say torture) was so horrible I am still in shock. I absolutely believe that anyone who survives the treatment will have post tramatic stress disorder. When one is being treated it's all one can do to just go forward with the fight of your life. It's only lately that I've had a chance to reflect. Anyway, I look forward to meeting you and discussing things as they come up.