Tasha, Your post resonated with me on several fronts. My emotions are here, there and everywhere. As little as I know yet, I, too, know more about this than my daughter and son-in-law. She trusts me, but I am not in charge of her situation and am trying very hard to find my place and stay in it. She wants me with them in every meeting, treatment, etc. I am clear about the part of my "job" that is support for her. He is very anxious anyway(IMO)so I have to walk a very fine line in giving input. Neither one of them are reading the type of information that I am. I hope to gradually help her to become more knowledgeable but have to be very careful. I don't think she is ready for a forum like this yet, but I sure am. You folks have already helped me and I am very glad I found you. Thank you so much!
Carol
mother of 43 yr-old female, post-op Dx: SCC rt.tonsil,non-ker.type,poorly diff.T2,N2,MO,stage IVA 1. Transoral CO2 laser partial glossectomy 2. Transoral CO2 laser pharyngectomy 3. Bilateral neck dissections 4. Microlaryngoscopy
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