He had what would seem to be a winning hand. A religious man. A spotless lifestyle. A marathon runner. Great insurance. Smart and willing to travel to get the best experts. Huge support network and a big safety net of loving family and friends. And a truly nice guy.
It made no damn difference. So sad. So very sad.
I will miss him.
And I'll admit it's scary too. The only two people I have met face to face who have had transplants for CLL are both dead, and I thinking of tempting fate again.
Ron and PC, this is a hard knock world. Thank you and your wives for sharing your struggles so others might learn from your courage and wisdom.
Brian - I am so sorry. It's wonderful to read about all the advances in medicine and read about and know people who are beating the odds. I think it makes it even harder when we hear of someone who doesn't. Getting this news while dealing with your father's illness must be doubly hard.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate you posting this news, despite its sadness. You've actually helped me make a choice today.
ReplyDeleteBrian so sorry for your loss. I guess we must keep on keepin on. Living the good life and fighting the good fight. To our comrads. To a cure. hip hip..
ReplyDeleteSince your first post, it`s the journey
be well
That's why I just don't want a stem cell transplant. It just makes people miserable and then kills them.
ReplyDeleteWhat we need is the graft-versus-leukemia effect without the graft-versus-host disease.
What if there was some way to temporarily replace the stem cells with the donor, and then have those fade away once they've killed the leukemia, to be replaced by the patient's own cells again.