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@rosie100

My problem is not related to my tongue cancer. This is relating to problems my son, whom I live with, is having with his tenants, one of whom happens to be my 28 year old grandson. And his male friend and a female friend of both of them. My son got upset with the partner of my grandson. My son turned it off as the temp last night was in the low 50's. You turn off the air and let the cool fresh air in.
They want it on all of the time. No windows open. So my grandson is sticking up for his partner and disagreeing with me also. He has hurt me very much how both of them are showing no respect at all.
They said they would complain to local police about matter. I do not want the police coming here
The three of them have been consistently late with their rent payments , payments which are lower than what they would pay anywhere else! My son is an electrician. This has upset him very much and I don't know what he can do. I just want to ignore this and just take care of myself but when your grandson who is involved, it hurts. He has a bipolar problem and is on medication I do not approve of his boyfriend. Tat doesn't help any.
I have tongue cancer could not have surgery. I have a feeding tube for eating I am working on eating what's left of my tongue to move. It's hard hard to swallow. I am on a diet of ice chips and small sips of water. Food smells so good and my son is a very good cook! My tongue is getting a little more movement, but not enough to swallow real food. I am 75 years old and other than the cancer am in good shape and can get around quite well. My life has really changed. What a surprise. My son does the feedings but I can do them. I have quite a bit of medicine which has to be injected into my feeding tube. I can not do that yet. My granddaughter gave up her room in the house. It has a small bathroom attached which I need. She is in college and isn't home much. She will be a junior this fall. She isn't home much. Also a grandson who will be a senior in the fall and then will be going on to college. We have plans to convert the basement where I did live. It's a complete apartment and the two of them would like to have that for themselves. That is fine with me. I guess I just need someone else to talk to. It's really getting hard to watch others eat. I am having cancer treatment. Which consists mainly of immunotherapy drugs and they are working. I will have a
Pet CT scan next month. I hope they can shrink the tumor that showed up in my tongue.
Please talk to me and tell me about yourself! Thank you

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Replies to "My problem is not related to my tongue cancer. This is relating to problems my son,..."

rosie100, I'm glad that you have a good attitude. I had a feeding tube. It was hard to watch others eat. I had tonsil cancer. My tongue was OK and I was able to sip room temperature water when I had the feeding tube. That helped later when the feeding tube was removed.

I had physical therapy exercises to help keep my swallowing muscles limber while I had the feeding tube. Maybe you could ask for something like that.

You said, "My life has really changed". How true.

If you want to read more about me, I posted my introduction recently.

Best wishes.