I had a silly experience flying home out of Boston this past Tuesday, the day the "less restrictive" regulation went into effect. I voluntarily pulled out my prescription med in a tube (less than 3 oz) and the security folks went into high gear. They held me up waiting for a ridiculous form that they kept absolutely no record of. The TSA guy filled it out (name of the med) and handed it back to me for my records. Uh, dude. I know what it is. What I found interesting is that everyone who had anything that was not a med (in a 3 oz. or less container) blew through security with no forms, questions or anything. The irony is that once I was given the okay to go through security, the metal detector didn't pick up the big assed metal belt buckle that I was wearing.
Mom's caregvr. DDS failed to dx 01/03. Dx Stg IV SCC 05/03. Induct. chemo, IMRT, 5FU, H, Iressa, Neck disect, radiation. Dad's caregvr. Dx 01/04 Ext. Stg SCLC. Mets to liver/bone 08/04. Died 11/12/04. Mom tongue CA dx 06/13, hemiglossectomy (80% removed) 08/13. Clean margins and nodes, but PNI. 6/15/15: Tongue CA at base of remnant tongue. Declined further tx; hospice. Died 10/13/15. What a long and difficult journey.
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