You are right about the alcohol as well and that also needs to be a course of action. My loving wife and my boys will certainly be enough to do that. I feel like I am being proactive and trying to have a clinician determinine the results ASAP. I believe my dentist is able to conduct a full oral cancer screen. I had a checkup and cleaning in July of last year and there were no signs of concern. I do hope that it turns out to be a solveable situation and the scare alone has given me vision to change some of my destructive habits. However, if it truly is cancer; I hoipe I am ready for the fight.
Thank you and I am always open to hearing other stories. I will let you all know when I receive the results.