Not dead yet. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< See Post #130

Tongue cancer is a difficult one. Our son, now 41 was diagnosed with this about 15 years ago. He underwent an 11 hour surgery to remove half (length ways) of his tongue and rebuilt that with the inside of his right arm and replaced his right arm with his left hip.

They tie off the veins on the side of the neck, cut his throat from corner to corner and pulled his tongue and everything out to remove and rebuild. Lots of time to recover. Therapy as well.

Then there was the radiation that destroyed his perfect teeth (never a cavity) and now he has had many replaced, repaired and straightened.

I wish you the best as you endure this battle.

I should add that our son was always a tall, thin kid who was a track and cross country runner. Never smoked, drank or chewed, didn't even drink pop. The docs at KU Med said they are seeing an increase of this cancer in people and were doing two of these complete removals and replacements a day at 12 hours each.
 
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Prayers for a complete recovery. And as Tom Petty sang, don't back down!

"I Won't Back Down"

Well, I won't back down
No, I won't back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won't back down

No, I'll stand my ground
Won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down
Gonna stand my ground
And I won't back down

(I won't back down) Hey, baby
There ain't no easy way out
(I won't back down) Hey, I
Will stand my ground
And I won't back down

Well, I know what's right
I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
But I'll stand my ground
And I won't back down

(I won't back down) Hey, baby
There ain't no easy way out
(I won't back down) Hey, I
Will stand my ground
(I won't back down) And I won't back down

(I won't back down) Hey, baby
There ain't no easy way out
(I won't back down) Hey, I
Won't back down

(I won't back down) Hey, baby
There ain't no easy way out
(I won't back down) Hey, I
Will stand my ground
(I won't back down) And I won't back down
(I won't back down) No, I won't back down
 
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