Hello @mytime62. We are about the same age...I am a 65-year-old woman. It took over one year to get my voice and swallowing mechanism to start working again after radiation treatments for throat cancer. Right now, your cancer is on the tongue, and you say the treatment will be too hard on your family. Please reconsider your game plan. Lady, you are way too young to stop fighting. You have done it before; you can do it again. God will be with you, and so will the prayers of many people that know you. If interested, look up my past contributions on this site. One thing I utilized was "Red-light therapy." It did help my throat to heal and begin functioning properly and can be used on the tongue area as well. A little wand is around $20.00 on eBay. The moderators Mr. Olsen and Sue gave great advice concerning searching for newer drug treatments. Just do not give up! We are all in this together.