Fwd: My Treatment Status

Here's that latest from Bob. All of our thoughts and prayers  will be with 
him the next few months.THE NUDGE would like to suggest that the  
Presidents/Leukemia Regatta be officially dedicated to him and his recovery. How  
about it Pat and your fellow officers?
 
 
  
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 From: morewind at comcast.net
To: humphrey at stpauls-kst.com,  sloane at stpauls-kst.com, 
Willis at StPauls-KSt.com, williamjprather at aol.com,  rbtcmaddox at aol.com, teamspot at holmail.com, 
Robert.Portch at sba.gov,  swatkins at ossva.com, flyingbear2 at gmail.com, 
tpurcell at ossva.com,  rolf.zeisler at verizon.net, sailfaster at aol.com, dgmarsh1 at rcn.com,  
edavis008 at hotmail.com, jeanne.smith at att.net, goebes at verizon.net,  
jeannesmith2430 at gmail.com, David.Dunphy at rci.rogers.com, tmiolla at primus.ca,  
ljwilkinson2 at gmail.com, billyeightbits at aol.com,  fr.nicholson at sympatico.ca
Sent: 8/22/2009 2:40:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight  Time
Subj: My Treatment Status



Hello  Everyone, 
I have good news.  The  search turned up five confirmed donors in the 
nation-wide database of people  who are willing to donate tissue for bone marrow 
transplants.  After  extensive testing both I (the recipient) and my 
anonymous donor have been  cleared for the procedure.  So, tomorrow (Sunday, August 
23), I will be  returning to John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore to start 
the procedure  itself.  This is still something that is quite radical and 
risky, but it  offers real hope of curing (which means eradicating) my leukemia. 
 I am  hoping that the fact that five donors are available means that they 
were able  to select someone who matches me pretty closely.  Please keep me 
in your  prayers; I will need all I can get in the coming weeks. 
Assuming all goes well, I  expect to be in the hospital for four to six 
weeks.  Thereafter, I will  extensive restrictions on my activities, including 
avoiding contact with  crowds because of the risk to me of infection.  Even 
after I get released  from the hospital it will take some time for my white 
cell counts to return to  a safe level.  At the very earliest I might be out 
and about with normal  activities in late October. 
I should have access to email  even while I am in the hospital.  I am not 
sure about how well my cell  phone will work; reception varies depending on 
which room I am  in. 
Peace, 
Bob Bear 



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