As we hear of all the successful treatments it is jolting when we have a loss of someone. What stage of the disease was William in when dx'd? Please share our sorrows and blessings through these rough times with his family. Thanks for sharing, Brenda
--- In [email protected], Mary Toole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am sorry to tell you that a fellow cmler has lost > his battle with the disease. He was diagnosed 2/04. > William Arroyo was not a member of this group but was > a member of my local cml support group. He and his > beautiful wife and young daughters were at our cml > barbecue last year. He was only 34 years old. > > William did not respond to any of the current drugs > and treatments. Gleevec and then the BMS drug worked > for only a short time and then mutations were > discovered. He has been on chemotherapy off and on > for a year. He has been waiting for a donor for a > long time but one was never found. He is of Spanish > heritage and donors are difficult to find. > > I attended the wake tonight and it was heartbreaking. > His daughters are only 4 and 6 years old. > > William fought so hard and his wife was at his side > constantly the last 2 months when he was at City of > Hope waiting for a donor. The last words spoken > between them were "I love you, babe." > > Hug someone today and tell them you love them. Life > is so short and precious. > > Love, > Mary ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Dying to be thin? Anorexia. Narrated by Julianne Moore . http://us.click.yahoo.com/7visLB/gsnJAA/xGEGAA/8zSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
