Thanks a lot Ruth. Good to know they are still out there for us. Blessings, Jeanie<3 In a message dated 5/16/2014 1:43:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
See the NY Times Sunday edition for May 11, 2014, for a 2-page ad placed by OHSU (Oregon Health & Science University. Druker is here.) Message: CANCER DOESN'T NEED ANOTHER RIBBON. IT NEEDS ANOTHER CURE. In case you don't find it, here is the text: At OHSU, we take a different approach to fighting cancer. We revolutionized the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia with Gleevec. For hundreds of thousands of people, CML is no longer a death sentence. That's one cancer down. (Bold type) Cancer doesn't need more awareness. It needs more Gleevecs. We are going after cancer as aggressively as it goes after us. And because time is of the essence, Nike cofounder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, have pledged $500 million if we can raise a matching route. Help us make cancer the victim. onedown.org Nancy Chando and I went to NYC in Jan. or Feb. to hear him speak: "The Cure for Cancer Is within Reach.) The talk was at the 92nd Street Y. We arrived, checked in at the main desk, and made our way through a couple of security guys. We were surprised that Drucker would need that. But then found out security was for Chelsea Handler. Didn't get to see her. My memory has faded regarding what he said. But talk was shaped by "Where we were, where we are, and where we're going. All is hopeful. New drugs in the pipeline and the promise of the genome to yield significant information for research. Nancy and I met a woman in the audience and sat 3 across with her. She had cml and was in remission. When it was time for questions I raised my hand and told Drucker that we were 3 people in remission from cml & that we were forever grateful and appreciative. And said we would like to shake his hand--and maybe hug and kiss him. We got resounding applause for our remission. We introduced ourselves to him after the lecture and had pictures taken with him. We didn't hug or kiss him. He was modest and unassuming, not formal or aloof. It was so satisfying to meet him. We felt lucky and privileged. My best regards to everyone. Hope you are well, or soon will be. Ruth Marcon -- -- [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/d/optout. -- -- [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/d/optout.
