Hi Wren I too am new and overwhelmed. I was diagnosed just a few weeks before you and had my first surgery two days before I turned 29. I was rushing through life busy climbing the ladder at work, traveling overseas, getting married and doing all this with an ulser that would not go away. Or maybe it would if I just slowed down. Now I have almost come to a stop, I have cancer - in my tongue so not an ulser after all. Two surgeries later (to remove the bad part of my tongue, twice and my lymph nodes to check out) I am waiting on the results to determine if I go on to have radiation. Radiation in your mouth is meant to be quite challenging. Will be a very long weekend, but all will be revealed on Tues. Somehow I will, and I am sure you will, just work a way out to cope, sounds like you are doing well at that already. ... View more