Half of man's tongue reconstructed by Seattle doctors

... they would have to remove half his tongue. What's even more difficult is that Haase makes his living as a massage therapy instructor and motivational speaker. "I cried," he said, when doctors told him about the procedure. "I saw my life as gone." ...

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