First of all I must get something off of my chest. My grammar is not good at all. I usually get my punctuation's and commas wrong and even my spelling might be wrong sometime. But I am not going to let that bother me simply because I am taken care of. And I am certainly not trying to go back to school, get a job, open up a business, or try to impress people to make them think that I am smart or I really have it going on. I refuse to live a lie like that. Now if I was about let's say 16-25 I

1. Relax2. Believe that you can learn3. Set realistic goals4. Have a good sense of humor5. Visualize yourself being successfulLast but not least. I do not let anyone rush me to do anything, just learning to communicate comfortably is difficult enough for me.

Smoking cigarette's , excessive drinking alcohol and hot and spicy foods also contributed to my Throat Cancer. This was really a wake up call for me. I had never even seen or heard of a Black Woman that was a Laryngectome well here I am telling my story. Wanna know more? feel free to ask. You have questions I have answers

I am a black woman 55 years old who is a cancer survivor. In 2013 I was having problem with swallowing and I also had a cough that just would not go away and a burning in my throat that was none stop. Little did I know my life was getting ready to take on a change that I was not prepared for. I went to a clinic here in the town that I live in to see a Doctor and I was diagnosed as having problems with my esophagus. So I left the Doctor's office thinking everything was okay a week later the same