New here. My wife (mid 50s) was diagnosed in May 2025 with Tongue/base of tongue SCC, which was staged at IVA with extension to nearby lymph nodes which after surgery was determined to include extra-nodal extension. She had a hemiglossectomy (about 60% removed) with free flap reconstruction in September 2025. Began radiation/chemo in mid-October and just finished the cycle. She’s also receiving immunotherapy

She had no known risk factors for this. Never smoked, careful about what she ate and drank, always exploring supplements she hoped would keep her healthy. So, we’ve both been stunned by her diagnosis.

Heart-broken to see the surgical devastation of her body and the suffering she’s enduring from the radiation. Scared that there’s a real chance I’m going to lose her before she’s even had time to grow old.