Although this section is for Life Chapters, I am dedicating this area to document my Mom’s valiant battle through this disease.  The sacrifice she made to continue living for her children and grandchildren is one of the highlights of her life.  The pain and suffering she endured shall not be forgotten and she will be remembered as a courageous and loving woman.

Mom -
You were BRAVER than you believed,
STRONGER than you seemed,
SMARTER than you thought,
And LOVED more than you knew.
                          ~ ❤️ your family

Mom had a consult and biopsy with an oral surgeon today.  She's been biting her tongue for the past year.  Her tongue is swollen and deformed.  Lab results of the biopsy could take up to 72 hours,  but based on the oral surgeon's experience, he's confident that the growth is not benign.  She is scheduled to see an ENT specialist on April 14.  

Mom is home resting.  Since the biopsy is on her tongue, she won't be able to talk much today.

It's not confirmed until the biopsy result comes back - expected within the next couple of days.  Sparky took Mom to her appt and the oral surgeon was very frank about it.  He says that he has seen enough of these cases to make a predetermination that it's cancer.  He's not suppose to say it until the lab comes back, but her case is really bad.  She waited too long.  He only did a biopsy and referred her to a specialist to have the mass removed.  Her tongue looks awful.  She told us on Friday after seeing Dr Kim Nguyen that she has to see an oral surgeon for biting her tongue.  That's the first time she mentioned it to me.  Her tongue is so swollen and disfigured that it looks like she was taking chucks off her tongue.  There's still hope that the biopsy comes back negative, but seems unlikely based on the oral surgeon's experience.  We're preparing for the worst and still hoping for the best though.  I'm heartbroken for her.  I just wish she mentioned it sooner.  If it happens to be cancer, I would like to take her to TX to see Stephen's house before she starts treatment or gets worse.  Stephen will deploy soon and won't return until September.  He wants to visit everyone before he goes, but he doesn't know if he will have time.