My voice became weak during radiation, my trismus was so severe that I could barely open my mouth anyway so I whispered for the better part of 3 months. Right as I got a bit of my voice back I had the surgery and they wired my jaw shut for 2 months, due to the damage my speech has been severly afflicted as well to where I'm just now being understood by most people.

I ran hotels before this experience and due to the damage done by the cancer, I can't effectively communicate verbally enough to perform my old duties. It's great to have a plan but this disease does not respect schedules, vacations etc...it kills and destroys life and dreams. I would worry less about your schedule and more about living and doing whatever possible to beat this thing.

That sounded harsh and I didn't mean it to but really I'd care more about living then being able to work.

Best of luck

Eric