Moe - Status Unknown

Moe got out of the hospital quick! He had his surgery Thursday. I know I didn't really want visitors the first couple of days after my surgery, so I waited until Tuesday to go see Moe. He was already out of the hospital.

I know they won't let you leave the hospital until you can eat. Moe couldn't eat before he went in. I'm certain his throat didn't get better from the surgery, so he's probably on a feeding tube and recovering.

The other surprising thing is that he wasn't damaged badly during the surgery or he wouldn't have healed enough to leave so quickly. I don't know the surgery techniques for all the variations of this cancer, but it's generally radical if the cancer has spread.

Moe didn't get the radical surgery. It's possible that his cancer was so localized to his larynx that they were able to remove everything with a relatively minor surgery. It's also possible that his cancer had spread and there was either no way to remove everything or there was no point in doing that.

I may never know. Like many cancer patients, Moe has pretty much disappeared. His phone no longer works. He's moved in with his wife's daughter and I don't have that phone number. Moe cut off every method I have of contacting him. I suspect he knew he was doing that. He will get in touch with me if he wants to see me again. That may sound odd, but that's a legitimate thought when you're facing a bad result from cancer.