Hello All,

Many of you will probably not recognise my name on the discussion board. I do not post frequently despite this The Mouth Cancer Foundation website and members have helped me considerably along my cancer journey.
A feature regarding my journey is due to be published in the Sunday Mirror. I hope the feature will raise awareness of Head and Neck Cancers and The Mouth Cancer Foundation.
Best Wishes to you all
Melanie x
Many of you will probably not recognise my name on the discussion board, (i do not post

Melanie

Hi Melanie
I believe we may have met earlier this year at the Macmillan Survivorship event. How are you doing?

I will certainly buy The Sunday Mirror this week. It is great when somebody does something like this to raise awareness!

Best wishes
Gwyn

Hi Melanie,

I have just read the article and I thought it was really well done. You look absolutely fantastic, I can't believe you've had such major surgery and Aiyana is gorgeous, what a beautiful little girl.

You really are an inspiration.

Lorraine & Robert

I can't find the article! Could someone please provide a link for me?

Thanks!

Mimi

Hi, Melanieb, I feel any articles to get the message of Mouth and Neck Cancer is good, UnfortunatlyI dont butnewspapers perhaps someone can copy and paste onto RDOC for us allto see.

Paul

Will try and get a scan of the article for you on here tomorrow

Robert

Hi Melanie

A really good article. You come over as so brave and matter of fact. And, as Lorraine said, your daughter is a beautiful little girl.

A great awareness-raiser!

Well done.

Love
Gwyn

Hello All


Lorraine, thank you so much for your comments.

Mimi, I hope you managed to find the article to be honest I was not expecting the feature in the Mirror's celebs on Sunday magazine. I looked frantically through the paper on Sunday at 5.45am....lol

Gwyn, Thank you I really appreciate your support.

Robert, i attempted to scan the article onto my PC hopefully all will be able to view the article.

Paul, hope you can view the link

Best Wishes to you all

Melanie x

http://picasaweb.google.com/melb4096/SundayMirror27thJu...#5228169728775277762

Hey Mel, Just realised who you are heh
Great to hear you and baby are well

Paul

Melanie,

I was able to putz around with the Picasa link to the article so that I could read it - at first the print was too small and when I enlarged it, it became fuzzy. Put it into another program I have (irfanview.com - free download) and it's readable.

I was blinking back tears reading the article and seeing the picture of your adorable daughter. She has a smile big enough for both of you! You are so young to have gone through such an ordeal - that should be reserved for old folks like me. I know life isn't fair, but dammit! Life isn't fair!

Best of luck with your future surgery, your education and raising your daughter. You're such a strong young woman with amazing coping skills - so many can learn from you.

Take care,
Mimi

Hi Mel,
good for you!
You and your daughter look fatastic! She's such a cutie.
Strange reading about yourself isn't it? Were they very acurate with it?
Well done you!
Michelle

Mimi,

I thought the font may have been a little small glad you worked out how to enlarge it.

You are right life does not always hand us fair cards. The cards I have been dealt so far I have to live with so it is in my best interest to make the most of the good and appreciate life. Although I do find the bad aspects really challenging but they make me who I am today.

Aiyana does have a big enough smile for the both of us. I can honestly say that I always laugh when she laughs her smile is truly infectious. Thank you for your best wishes I appreciate your support.

Hi Chelle,

Thanks,
Reading my life captured in one page along with the images published was overwhelming.

I was very pleased that the article was so honest a true reflection of my life before diagnosis during and after. Although no article or person will ever really know the struggle of my journey the article captured a summary. Hopefully this will raise the profile of Mouth Cancer.

Best Wishes to you all

Melanie x