Meet Amber 

I had a very lucrative career as a manager at a fortune 500 company and spent many years climbing the corporate ladder.

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In the fall of 2013, I took off time from work to give birth to my son and stay home for the first year of his life.

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Things were moving along nicely. We purchased our first home in a great area and had started settling in. We were all in good health and spirit. To think back, everything seemed “normal”.

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In February of 2015, I made new patient appointments for the whole family at a local dentist. It been approximately 2 1/2 years since we had been to the dentist as a family. During the exam,

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I was offered a cancer screening for an extra $20, of course, I agreed. Seemed like a small charge for a good cause. And that is the exact moment my life changed forever.I have since been diagnosed with one of the rarest oral cancers in the world.

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In fact, I am one of only a few people alive with Clear Cell Odontogenic Carcinoma. I have undergone surgery to remove my right mandible, which was replaced with titanium and bone/tissue from my scapula.

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My journey has been long, complicated, and humbling all at the same time.