Hi this takes me back to the day I was dx with oral cancer. I was worried of other types of cancer but when I went to the oral surgeon and he said the words I can remember like most here I bet the sinking and terrifying feeling in the pit of my stomach. I can remember then my nurse practicioner directing me to this site. I remember my first contact here and what a difference being involved with this site has made for my journey. What a wealth of knowledge, support and caring. Shaz the people here make you feel so welcome. I have vented rejoiced and cried with many. I have made new friends and extended my family. You and your brother are privy to a group of individual who strive to help with information and lift your spirits. They do not just talk out the side of their mouths they have walked the walk and sometimes done the walk more than once.

Take care and remember like most of us it is one step at a time!!


Dianne..treatment at cc at Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario...insulin dependant, Surgery Sept 8/08 Tracheotomy,composite resection and bilateral neck dissection, left radial forearm free flap... T2N0 squamous cell carcinoma. No radiation A little over 2 yrs clear YAY