Invited Michael Douglas

MarineE5 said:

Wasn't sure what to say

I have been thinking about this for a little bit. Michael Douglas had a great chance to put Head and Neck cancer in the spot light for longer then it has been. Yes, there was alot of conversation about it when it was first mentioned that he was going to have to do treatment. But now, it is slightly mentioned and will soon be forgotten by the Media.

I would only be guessing, but he might have had a tumor on his tongue, we really won't know, because I haven't seen anything about a Primary location. We know that if there was a tumor on his tongue, there might have been surgery to remove the tumor and maybe part of his tongue, which was my case. He might have chosen the Radiation and Chemo only and avoided the chance of having trouble speaking if he had part of his tongue removed. After all, he makes his living acting and the chance of not speaking correctly would be a big issue for him.

As mentioned, he might have already searched this board or others like it. He may have only lurked and learned and never posted. As mentioned above, if he did post, it wouldn't be under his real name as suggested, he would be followed, etc.

He might be an inspiration to some people, but the real people that inspire me are the people of this board. We have a boat load of people here that inspire each other and the new people that come here for advice when they first learn that they have cancer and are like a deer caught in a car's headlights. Their world has just been shattered into a zillion pieces, and we have already experienced it. So having people here that have survived this disease willing to give of their free time to help guide and advise the newer patients is all inspiring to me. You all know who you are as you post often and give sound advice. There isn't enough room here for me to post all the names of you. I Salute You.

My Best to Everyone Here