Michael, Where did you go have your transplant?
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Michael L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tonya > > I have to strongly disagree with your decision. > Back in 2000 I was diagnosed with CML. At that time they were still doing trials on STI which is now Gleevac. I too had a perfect match 6 out of 6 plus the other indicators. I wanted a cure. The only cure is a transplant. I hesitate to talk about Gleevac in a negative way because so many people on this group use it including you. Gleevac is great for older people and others who are waiting to find a donor. It is a great breakthrough. > > If you have a perfect match....I don't see why you would choose Gleevac. > It has been over four years and I am cured. I have no hesitation saying that. My counts are now HEALTHIER than the average person. I take NO medication. > > The option of Gleevac is easier than a transplant. The only cure is a transplant. So m many people would kill for the chance to have a perfect match. Don't throw that away. I was blessed to find an unrelated perfect match donor. Don't take the easy way out. > I won't lie. A bone marrow transplant is very taxing on the body and the mind. But unlike people on Gleevac I have the piece of mind that my cancer is gone. > > The long term side effects of Gleevac are unknown. Very few people on Gleevac lose the Philadelphia chromosone. > > In closing, I hope that I have not offended anyone, but Tonya struck on a subject close to my heart. Please get the transplant. It has given me back my life. A normal life without doubts or fears about CML. > > Michael > Diagnosed 10-2000 > Transplant 5-2001 > Cured 10-2001 > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/8zSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New! Sign up for local CML support group meetings in your local community at http://cml.meetup.com Apply for Commercial Real Estate loans online and submit your deal to dozens of hungry lenders in just minutes. Loan programs for all types of business and commercial real estate. Apply anytime at http://realestatezoo.com CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Support List) --------------------------------- Part Of CMLHope.Com An International Community Of CML Patients For more information: http://cmlhope.com Post Message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To No Mail/Web: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CML Group Web Site http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
