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Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 188 | ...who moved on a year ago, one week before his birthday. We had small memorial yesterday morning, followed by a birthday party with a bunch of July babies. Lots of laughs and he would have wanted that. One of our July's is also a survivor which made it all the better.
It still chokes me up to think about the past 3 years. The pain remains but gaining some perspective, if that makes any sense.
Enjoy your summers.
Caco
CG to Dad. Biopsy 5/11 non-op, SCC stage IV poorly dif at base of tongue with nodes, quit smoking in '85, ChemoRad began 8/2/11 ended 9/22/11 with NED. Distant mets 11/11, clinical trials. War raging on!
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Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 757 Likes: 1 | Wow, a year already. What a nice way to remember him, spending time with family and friends.
As time goes on, the hurt and pain from his passing will get easier to bear. I lost both my parents during my OC journey - my dad in 2006 and my mother in 2012. I still miss them every day, but I now remember the good times and forget about how they suffered towards the end (both had Alzheimers).
Happy Birthday to your Dad - (((hugs))) to you!
Susan
SCC R-Lateral tongue, T1N0M0
Age 47 at Dx, non-smoker, casual drinker, HPV-
Surgery: June 2005
RT: Feb-Apr 2006
HBOT: 45 in 2008; 30 in 2013; 30 in 2022 -> Total 105!
Recurrence/Surgeries: Jan & Apr 2010
Biopsy 2/2011: Moderate dysplasia
Surgery 4/2011: Mild dysplasia
Dental issues: 2013-2025 (ORN of lower jaw)
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