We had a 5:00 AM date for coffee at the airport. His shift as the onsite airport policeman started at 6:30 but after he heard my interview on the radio he was anxious to meet me in a person, even if it meant at 5 in the morning. In the interview, I shared my passion about raising awareness about oral …
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Lawsuits for Oral Cancer
I am not the type of person who runs to file a lawsuit. In fact, I didn’t even think of it after recovering from surgery from oral cancer. A relative who is a lawyer came to visit me after surgery and said, “Something is terribly wrong here. A healthy young woman…and now you look like Frankenstein.” He insisted I have a …
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Beautiful Women with Partially Reconstructed Tongues
Did you ever wonder what kind of questions oral cancer survivors with reconstruction of their tongues ask each other….well, now you will know: When you stick out your tongue, does it go off to the side? Can you feel on that side? Do you do tongue exercises….lalalalala, doe, doe, doe….tot,tot,tot….? Does your tongue get stiff…when? Can you drink wine? Can …
19 Year Old Oral Cancer Survivor
A walk for awareness was organized by the family of a 19 year old diagnosed with oral cancer. What a story! She had some dental work over the summer last year and told not to eat until the numbness wears off. She was hungry and ate despite doctors orders figuring it’s no big deal to keep food on the other …
Oral Cavity Cancer and Orthodontics
Corey had braces for a couple of years and wasn’t much of a complainer although the braces irritated the inside lining of his cheek frequently. After the braces were removed, there was a residual area on the inside lining of his cheek which was sore and wouldn’t heal. In fact, it continually got worse. He was eventually diagnosed with myofibroblastic …