Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Greg.... in order to do a bone marrow transplant one first must destroy all of the existing marrow and immune system... this is done with chemo and or radiation...then the marrow is replaced and in a (real) sense the patient is rescued by the "transplant". So Heather is not unique... she is doing well, left the ICU to the floor just today...thanks, Steve Greg Locke wrote: > WOW! What a trooper. > > A medical question ... > > ...is it common to do chemo AND a marrow transplant? > Or is Heathers case somewhat unique in this regard? > > Thanks! > > Greg Locke > St. John's, Newfoundland > http://blog.greglocke.com > ----------------------------- > Independent journalism from > Newfoundland & Labrador > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org >>[mailto:lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org] On >>Behalf Of Steve Barbour >>Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 3:26 AM >>To: LUG >>Subject: [Leica] heather update >> >>heather...an update, people asked.... >> >> chemotherapy , a marrow transplant, a complication, 2 >>weeks on a ventilator, in limbo, now better... >> >> >>http://www.leica-gallery.net/barbour/image-75720.html >> >> >>thanks for your interest, >> >>Steve >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >