Dear All---July 9th was the 6th annual BMT Cruise on the Hudson with buffet lunch & dj. Sponsors: my Dr. Michael Schuster, NY Presby. Hospital & Amgen. This year we were on a bigger boat! Patients were given thermoses--stainless steel, very nice--stamped with 'NY Pres. Hospital/BMT Program.' Good food, fun music, drs. & nurses & patients & their guests all dancing & celebrating everyone's good health.
I attended with my new friend Priscilla. She's doing great on the BMS trial at MD Anderson. We met up with my friend Eleanor, a friend I made 5 yrs. ago on the 1st cruise we both attended. Past illness is the common denominator. When you meet new people you exchange names & then ask what their connection is to the cruise. So everyone swaps stories & then just visits like normal folks---which is what we've become. As he did last year, Dr. Schuster introduced 3 people who had successful transplants----each a remarkable story. A young woman befriended another bmt patient & supported him by being an example of coming through the tough times. Both spoke of their experiences & shared their gratitude for each other, the drs., nurses & other support staff. Most remarkable was the story of the young man(with AML) who is a triplet. He has an identical twin---and a fraternal twin!! The identical twin was of course a match---and so was the fraternal twin!!! It is thrilling to hear the stories & see the smiles. Expected Victoria & Cathy & Jeff Kramer to be on board. So it was a bit disappointing that they couldn't make it. Hope they'll be there next year. It's always a joy to make more room at the table. Know that life can be good again. It may not be easy & it may take time. But for most of us, it will happen. Best regards to all, Ruth Marcon dx March '00; sct July '00; Gleevec Nov.'00; remission Sept. '01 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12kj5brec/M=327951.6903888.7846657.1589681/D=grphealth/S=1705061628:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124688960/A=2896148/R=0/SIG=11betrp34/*http://www.facetheissue.com/anorexia.html ">Dying to be thin? Anorexia. Narrated by Julianne Moore</a>.</font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
