Hi Marty....I know I've said this many times to you, but I can't say it enough. You are truly a very special person and I'm so glad that God has seen fit to put you in our lives. You are so caring and I know that you have fulfilled everything you have promised to God. You do help, more then you know. I would like to be as good at it as you are, but I doubt I ever am. I do like to help people and try my best. You are my inspiration though, and just wanted you to know this. To truly help others is a gift that you have. I pray for each and every one of us daily, and you are included. You don't have the CML issue any longer, but you certainly have your own set of health challenges.
Thank you again for being who you are. You will be blessed for all you do. I believe that with all of my heart. Many hugs, and 18's back to you, Millie ----- Original Message ----- From: Marty Gartenberg To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 7:53 AM Subject: [CMLHope] Have you ever wondered why I always end any of my posts with 18's? This was a letter that I once wrote while I was living in Staten Island. 18's Marty Our Lady of The Roses P.O. Box 52 Bayside, New York 11361 To whom it may concern: Before I tell you my story, I would like to make it known to you that I am of the Jewish faith. But, when you read what I have to say you will understand something about myself as well as the many others that I and your rose petals have gone to help. There is no fanfare going on here, just some factual experiences that I have had, as well as some others that were truly blessed by the card that you distribute. About ten years ago I was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, a disease that is usually fatal. But, there was one hope, and that was a Bone Marrow Transplant, which I had. For this procedure I was required to live in a small plastic bubble called a Laminas air flow chamber. It measured approximately five by nine feet. I was devastated by what I had to do to try and stay alive. The end result is that I am obviously here to write this letter to you. I find that I was truly blessed. Since I really felt that GOD had bestowed his blessing upon me, I decided to do some work on my own to help others go through what I did. And besides, I had already made GOD a promise while I was in the radiation chamber just about to go through Total Body Radiation. This promise was of course to help others, and I kept my promise! After all, you can’t lie to GOD. . . One day, a man by the name of Rocky Annunziato called me to inquire about him getting a Bone Marrow Transplant. We spoke for hours, and many times after that, and still continue to keep in touch many years after he had this procedure. For my good deed, as he put it, he gave me a present. I guess that you by now must know just what that present was. Well, if not it was one of the blessed cards, which by the way I still carry in my wallet, a little worn, but very active indeed. Over the years I have asked him for some more, and he has always obliged me with several more. I give them to people that are going through some illness and they always seem to do much better. In fact, one is a child that is in my wife class. She is an elementary school teacher, and I made sure that it was I who gave this blessed card to him. The very next day he started feeling better and made mention of it. He as well as his mother wrote me letters thanking me for this gift. So, you can see that it truly does help, and you don’t have to be of any religion for it to work! Remember, that there is only ONE GOD, and he is all of our GOD, and I truly love him. Now, I would like to make a donation to your cause. But, this is a very unusual donation. It is in the amount of $18.00. Why 18? Well in the Jewish religion the number 18 stands for life, and isn’t this what it’s all about? I ask for nothing in return for this donation except to remain blessed, and some cards when I am in need of them. Currently, I do have enough to help others. Sincerely yours Martin Gartenberg -- -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
