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Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,671 | It is really a shame about the lawsuit with MD Anderson, causing our beautiful burgundy T-shirts "Make Oral Cancer History" to bite the dust, but there are several ways to keep this T-shirt alive. One of course is to wear one, but if you can machine sew a straight line, you can make a T-shirt quilt, or by putting two quilt squares together, (using 2 T-Shirts) you can make a tote to carry when flying anywhere (on a plane), use as a beach bag or take it to the grocery store. Several quilt squares together make a neat beach blanket or a matching pillow. In a couple of days I will order my T-Shirts and put up a web page with very easy instructions on making a T-Shirt quilt. Don't let those beautiful burgundy T-Shirts be destroyed! Let's save the burgundy T-Shirts and let it rise again out of the ashes of the lawsuit in its "new normal" form. Here's the link to order the T-Shirts in case you want to do it right now: http://www.ocfstore.org/Make_Oral_Cancer_History_T_Shirt_p/makehistory_tshirt.htm
Anne-Marie
CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)
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Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 571 | I love the "new normal", Anne-Marie! What a great idea!!!!
Ex-spouse MISDIAGNOSED with SCC-HN IVa 12/10. Tonsils out 1/11. 4 teeth out 2/11. TX Erbitux x2, IMRT x2 2/11. 2nd opinion-benign BCC-NOT CANCER 3/11. TX stopped 3/11. New doctors 4/11. ENT agrees with 2nd opinion 5/11. ENT scoped him-all clear 7/11. Ordered MRI anyway. MRI 8/22/11 Result-all clear.
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8 | Anne-Marie, I love your creativity! Excellent ideas for crafty members. It would be a good project for someone recovering. I have 2 left thumbs when it comes to those things.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 875 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 875 | Hey Anne Marie:
From reading your post, I think you should submit:
Bite the Dust!
Oral Cancer
for an idea for a new slogan.
Think that's a good one.
julieann
Julieann Nov 2007 SCC on right tonsil following tonsillectomy. Was smoker, QUIT. (Stage IV T2 N2b) 7 weeks radiation one day/wk chemo (carboplatin and 5-FU). Allergic to Taxol; PEG in, lost 30 lbs. TX completed January 2008. PEG out mid- 2008. PET/CT 1/17/2011;2/3/12 NEGATIVE for cancer | | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,671 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,671 | Well I saved five of the T-Shirts. Wonder how many more there are to go? I got a medium for me because altho' I am a WalMart "large", the OCF Large was too big for me. THen I got 4 Extra Large (no, not in case I get bigger), because I figured I'm getting more for my money that way and since there is more nice fabric in the Extra Large, then I can make more stuff like a nice Tote next time I see my dentist, wearing my burgandy T-shirt . I've posted directions on-line in case anyone's interested in my directions for making easy quilts here: http://webpages.charter.net/xila/tshirt.htmlIn case you forgot where to go in case you want to save some T-shirts from biting the dust, just go to: http://www.ocfstore.org/Make_Oral_Cancer_History_T_Shirt_p/makehistory_tshirt.htm
Anne-Marie
CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)
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