LindseyStrong

At the end of May, Lindsey was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of oral cancer. Having no risk factors, this took everyone by surprise. On June 7th, Lindsey had part of her tongue removed (partial glossectomy). However, after her appointment with U of M Head and Neck Oncologists, it was discovered clean margins were not obtained and there was a chance the cancer was in the lymph nodes. She had a second, much more extensive surgery, on July16th. This surgery included removal of approximately half of her tongue with reconstruction using skin and muscle from her forearm, a skin graft to repair the skin that was removed from her arm, a neck dissection, tracheotomy, and placement of a feeding tube she will have for about a month. She will have many appointments at U of M over the next 5+ years, but over the next year these appointments will be pretty constant. She will also have speech therapy and physical therapy. We wanted a visual way to show our love & support to Lindsey as she travels this road to recovery, please join us!