Hi Bob,
Thanks for the post. Posts like yours help us get though the emotional impact of the diagnosis. We'll find out more this week, and Dana Farber is on our radar. I'll take plenty of notes, as per your suggestion. After examining the OCF site, I see how good information is critical to the curing process.

Wife is 57 years old. Diagnosed May 30,2009 after oral surgeon did a biopsy. Wife had surgery on June 23,2009. Surgeon took piece from arm after removing squamus mass from lower gum