[RTTY] W0ETC

[ka3hsw at earthlink.net]

I wish you all the best in your battle with this disease, Larry.  My dad died from 
acute myelogenous leukemia a year ago.  Nasty disease.  Diagnosed the first week 
of April, given 5-6 months without treatment, and passed away 3 weeks later, at 
home, surrounded by his family (I caught a flight out of Chicago that afternoon, and 
arrived just 3 hours before he died).    

Thankfully, your form is much less aggressive.  I am now a supporter of the 
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, which unfortunately, I had never heard of before 
Dad fell ill.

The very best of 73's,
George
KA3HSW



On 29 Apr 2004 at 16:43, Larry L Lindblom wrote:

> First my apologies for the bandwidth as this is for those who know about
> my ongoing battle with Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia and are interested. 
> Everyone else should delete this now.
> 
> I had lab work and a hematology appointment this afternoon.  My white
> blood cell count was up to 67,000 and the doctor decided it is time to
> again do chemotherapy.  The treatment will start May 17 and will
> initially be the same as two years ago.  This means one week of treatment
> each month for four to six months.  As you noticed, I talked the doctor
> into starting the treatment after Dayton in case there are more side
> effects than last time.  
>  
> However this time after the regular treatment I will have a Rutxin
> treatment once per week for four consecutive weeks.  The Rutxin should
> increase the length of time before I will again need to do another cycle
> of chemotherapy.  The doctor said that this cycle of treatment might be
> harder on my immune system so I will take antibiotics twice weekly and
> antiviral medications daily for the entire 4-6 months. 
> 
> Getting old is heck, but at least I am still vertical
> 
> 73 W0ETC
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