Thankfully, her newest world-renowned team of surgeons Dr. In October of 2020, Alyssa underwent an emergent Mandibulectomy Fibula Free Flap Jawbone Replacement surgery. She was asked to join the Advisory Board for Courage Unmasked 9114HNC Fund. In 2020, she became an HNCA Ambassador dedicated to educating the community at large about HNC. Doctor Peter Cordeior, nominated Alyssa for the Patient of Courage Award for 2020 by The American Society of Plastic Surgeons and won the distinguished title. In 2020, she became a featured blogger for Cancer Be Glammed raising awareness for Head and Neck Cancer. In 2013, she joined Doctor Jatin Shah and Michael Douglas on a radio tour to increase awareness about Oral Head and Neck Cancers which was nominated for a SABER award. Without hope I’m not sure what I would have done.” Alyssa Fischer-Reederįollowing her recovery from HNC treatment, she has worked for health-related nonprofits and taught Pre-K.
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I taught myself how to swallow, eat, talk and laugh again. My team of world renowned doctors, my family and friends helped me survive and thrive.
“Throughout my battle with cancer, the power of hope is what kept me afloat emotionally and mentally. Then had another surgery to insert a stomach tube to ensure hydration and nutrition. She was rushed to the ER and hospitalized a multitude of times. What should have been seven intense weeks of treatments turned into six tumultuous months. Alyssa suffered countless complications and numerous setbacks. It was an absolutely grueling course of therapy. Doctor Arthur Rosenberg designed and implemented her chemotherapy treatments. Doctor Fass and the staff executed her radiation treatments.
Huryn and his staff created a palatal augmentation prosthesis that lowered her upper palette. After spending two weeks in MSKCC Hospital in NYC, Alyssa began concurrent radiation therapy and chemotherapy at Greenwich Hospital in CT.
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Cordeiro performed a free tissue transfer to reconstruct her tongue and upper palate, removed a portion of skin and tissue from her forearm, then reconnected vines /microsurgery in her new tongue to ensure it would flourish and heal.ĭr. Shah split her jawbone and opened it like aīook, then he removed the large tumor from her tongue and cancerous lymph nodes. She went on to obtain her Master’s in Communications and wrote her thesis on “The Power of Hope.” She graduated with Honors in 2006.Īlyssa’s surgery took 14 1/2 hours. In 2003, Alyssa graduated from American University, in Washington, DC with a BA in Education and Communication.
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