Kyle passed away Wednesday night at 7:20. His blood pressure and body temp was low for most of the day. He had that rattling sound for a few hours and it stopped about 30 minutes before he passed. I was putting my kids to bed when the nurse came to tell me he had only taken 1 breath in the past minute. My sister and I went in and he let out 2 more small breaths and he was gone. It was a relief to know he's no longer suffering. I still have not really reacted. I can not thank you all enough for sharing your stories and heartaches with me. I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers.


Kyle - 43 years old. Non smoker, casual drinker.
03/07-Tumor removed in tongue, chemo/rad
06/08-Tumor removed in base of mouth, left jaw removed, part of skin on neck - followed w/chemo/rad.
10/08-New tumor already growing.