2 years ago

swopoe
swopoe Member Posts: 492
in Head and Neck Cancer #1

2 years ago yesterday, my husband was diagnosed with tongue cancer. And the day passed by without him even remembering. It was a busy day- he had meetings all day at work, and it took him an hour and a half to get home because of traffic. Our teenager's new phone came in the mail yesterday, so he spent part of the evening helping our son set it all up. After school lunches were made, and we had watched a show off our Tivo, and we were in bed (finally!), I said "do you know what day this is?" He had no idea. I said "Two years ago today you were diagnosed with cancer." He had forgotten the date. Life has moved on. Two years ago, I drove home from the oral surgeon thinking I was going to have to raise our 3 kids on my own. But two years later, here we are. My husband complains about Houston traffic and how loud our 11 year old's trumpet is. i volunteer at my kids' schools and he grows veggies in our garden. We help our 8 year old study rounding numbers for math class. Life is the way it should be. And October 12th is just another day. And we are so thankful.

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  • DanceSkater
    DanceSkater Member Posts: 62
    #2
    So very nice to read.

    Congrats to both of you !!  Wishing you many more of those "just another" days.

    Jan 

  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt Member Posts: 4,724 Member
    #3
    Great

    swopoe,

    I knew October 12th was important to someone. It is nice to hear your story; it is what we strive for on here.

    Matt

  • ByeByeCancer
    ByeByeCancer Member Posts: 54 Member
    #4
    This is so good to hear!

    Comments like this are so good to hear for us newbies that are going through this!  Thank you!!!  My husband has finished radiation #15 and Erbitux #4.  

  • Klingels
    Klingels Member Posts: 78
    edited October 2017 #5
    Wonderful to hear!

    So good to hear!

     

    Debbie

  • donfoo
    donfoo Member Posts: 1,773 Member
    #6
    Wonderful

    It's really nice that you report back that life goes all and very well to boot! Many here are fighting the beast not seeing any light ahead. Never have enough good news stories. Thanks

  • PACE
    PACE Member Posts: 22 Member
    #7
    Hope

    How wonderful for all members - especially new members- to hear that life does indeed go on. Homework and making lunch for the kids never sounded so good. My best to your family. And thank you for continuing to be a part of this board. The information your offer is always of help but the hope you give is invaluable. 

    PaTricia

  • mskitty137
    mskitty137 Member Posts: 73
    #8
    Thank you from the bottom of

    Thank you from the bottom of my heart!! I so needed to hear something like this right now. 

  • Sinus2016
    Sinus2016 Member Posts: 36
    #9
    Thanks for sharing

    Congratulations and Thanks for sharing, it’s an inspiration to read about your husband thinking of loud trumpets rather than what happened 2 years ago.  

  • MMDowns
    MMDowns Member Posts: 318
    #10
    Love this.  I’m so very glad

    Love this.  I’m so very glad you’re life is moving on. What a wonderful feeling it must be. 

  • bebo12249
    bebo12249 Member Posts: 181 Member
    #11
    Thank you!!

    Thank you!!

  • christine2080
    christine2080 Member Posts: 71
    #12
    High five!!

    Congratulations to you and your husband! You are officially living the dream- my dream anyway! My husband is done with radiation #8/35 & Cetuximab #1/7. I dream of the day this is a distant memory.

  • Mavish
    Mavish Member Posts: 93 Member
    #13
    Congratulations! Very nice to

    Congratulations! Very nice to hear.

  • AnotherSurvivor
    AnotherSurvivor Member Posts: 384 Member
    #14
    Good to hear about being able

    Good to hear about being able to forget.  Just passing one year here.  Most of the treatment side effects are gone, what is left continues to recover, but a sense of unease remains.  I spent the day cleaning out my closet, 40 pounds lighter, and 4 waist inches smaller than a year ago.  I am definitely much more than one year older.  I feel like I will never get my old confidence in life back, but I'm not sure whether that is good or bad, perhaps both.  Hopefully I'll remain grateful for having a sense that there will be a tomorrow.

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