My first thought about
my throat cancer was that I had a popcorn
hull stuck in my throat.
I tried clearing my throat repeatedly, eating
crackers in an attempt to
dislodge it but I could never get rid of it. I would try a
few times a day but of
course the feeling that something was in my
throat was always
there.
This was taking place
at the same time that my sister-in-law Kathy
was dying from cancer.
I never heard Kathy say that she had
cancer. She would
always say that the doctors weren’t certain
what was wrong even
though she was undergoing chemo treatments.
I never knew why she
wouldn’t face her killer head on but she never did. The daily
conversations about
Kathy always included tidbits about cancer
and paying attention to
your body. After a few weeks I started
thinking that this
thing in my throat, this invader may not be a popcorn husk at
all,,, but, what if
it’s cancer?
That was when I came to
the conclusion that I had something
inside of me that had
only one goal. That goal was to kill me. I
knew I had to kill it
before it was too late.
At the time I had no
idea how difficult this battle would become but I indeed found out.
I’m David Tackett, a
stage 3 throat/tongue cancer survivor. My last treatment was mid
2007.
Sincerely,
David T.
2012
David is wonderful new friend and supporter of The Living Through Faith
Foundation and you can find Davis hard at work for Farmers Insurance in Hot Springs, AR.
Bill K.
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