 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | Glad to hear that cancer is off your list! Better than a clean biopsy!
[quote=HarryT]
I feel this need to do something, but still need to figure out what the best use of my efforts would be. I would welcome any suggestions. Obviously, after sitting in the waiting room today, I feel sorry for the poor teenager I catch coming out of the convenience store tomorrow morning. It might be my highest and best use in life....harassing young tobacco users at 7-11. Having quit myself once a week for 20 years, at least I won't just be preaching.[/quote]
I try to avoid this unless I actually know the kids involved, although I am not always successful!
Reminds me of "Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig."
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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