25 Year Survivor!

KTeacher
KTeacher Member Posts: 1,103 Member
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
We went to my husband's family reunion last Saturday and I found out that one of his cousin's had Tonsil cancer 25 years ago. Skiff will like this, he originally delayed his surgery because of fishing season. He had tonsils removed and neck dissection. Radiation. He deals with after effects but he does eat spicy food now. Just thought that this would be a little encouraging to those just starting out and the rest of us getting by daily. Long light at the end of the tunnel.

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  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #2
    Fishing...
    See, I knew there was something about fishing, LOL....

    Great story...

    I met an old timer at the ramp awhile back, that was a 12 year survivor of throat cancer...tonsils also.

    JG
  • Ingrid K
    Ingrid K Member Posts: 813
    #3
    Skiffin16 said:

    Fishing...
    See, I knew there was something about fishing, LOL....

    Great story...

    I met an old timer at the ramp awhile back, that was a 12 year survivor of throat cancer...tonsils also.

    JG

    one more reason to fish
    Great story of long term survival....encouraging for all of us.

    John, now you can tell Shelley that fishing is "good medicine", LOL
  • osmotar
    osmotar Member Posts: 1,006
    #4
    25 years
    Great to read that!!!
  • Tim6003
    Tim6003 Member Posts: 1,514 Member
    #5
    Ingrid K said:

    one more reason to fish
    Great story of long term survival....encouraging for all of us.

    John, now you can tell Shelley that fishing is "good medicine", LOL

    Love it...
    25 years!!!! Wow....love that story ...and yes, you were right ....great to hear storied just like that!!

    Best,

    Tim
  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    #6
    Thanks KT for that
    encouraging word...25 years ago was almost the dark ages when it come to HNC...and here he is alive, well, and talking about it. :) I like these kind of stories!!

    p
  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt Member Posts: 4,724 Member
    #7
    25 years till spicy foods, ha
    KTeacher,

    25 years, I’ll be requiring some blood for DNA sequencing; I need some of the good stuff.

    I wonder what treatments were like back in 1987?

    To be honest this goes beyond a little encouraging, it is a lot encouraging.

    Thanks for the positive information. I wonder how good the fishing was?

    Best,

    Matt
  • fisrpotpe
    fisrpotpe Member Posts: 1,349 Member
    #8
    nice
    nice to be able to connect with a 25er and to share the news. this will add to the encouragement that fighting the war, winning the daily battles and long with the hourly pain that it is worth while.

    thanks for sharing.

    i need to dig out my fishing gear

    john
  • BarefootBob
    BarefootBob Member Posts: 72
    #9
    Awesome...
    Awesome to hear stories like these, thanks for sharing your encounter.

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