| "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 716 | I basically followed the same path as Gary in my steps to dx. And I was really impressed with Morgan, especially that she went through this at the age of 16 and was such an advocate in her care. If you had put me in her situation at the age of 16, I probably would be dead. When I came across the article I was shocked to see such a young person go through this(the youngest?) and take control. I would love to know more about her tx, dx, treating facility and her parents participation in her decision making. The article makes it sound like she was all alone in this process and that she was surrounded by amateurs. I'm sure that a lot more happened then penned in the article. I was so overwhelmed with the survival skills of this girl that I had to reread the article to get the other perspective. She survived and it sounds like she had the same tx plan as a lot of us. I would like to know more of her situation...MD Anderson in Houston is about 2 to 3 hours from Austin, Tx, I wonder why they didn't go there? There has to be more to this story then written.
7-16-08 age 37@Dx, T3N0M0 SCC 4.778cm tumor, left side of oral tongue, non smoker, casual drinker, I am the 4th in my family to have H&N cancer 8-13-08 left neck dissection and 40% of tongue removed, submandibular salivary gland & 14 nodes clean, no chemo, IMRTx35 11-4-08 Recovering & feeling better |