Guest guest Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 HELLO! MY NAME IS KRISTI MY HUSBAND DEREK WAS DIAGNOSED SEPTEMBER 18,2001 WITH CHRONIC MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA. DEREK HAS BEEN FIGHTING THIS BATTLE FOR ALMOST 6 YEARS. CURRENTLY DEREK IS TAKING (AMN 107) GLEEVEC QUIT WORKING AFTER 5 1/2 YEARS.STARTED CLINICAL TRAILS FEBUARY. AMN 107 HAS BEEN A BETTER DRUG FOR HIM NOT ALOT OF THE SIDE EFFECTS LIKE GLEEVEC. HE DOES COMPLAIN ABOUT PAIN IN HIS KNEE. HAS TOLD THE DOCTOR SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO TOLD HIS CHIROPRACTOR. AFTER READING SOME OF EVERYONES RESPONCES TO AMN 107 WE WILL ALSO DISCUSS WITH HIS DOCTOR IN OCTOBER . HAS ANYONE HEARD OF LIGHT THE NIGHT? A WALK FOR THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY? WE LIVE IN IOWA. OUR WALK IS SATURDAY OCTOBER 6,2007. WE JOINED THE LIGHT THE NIGHT COMMITTEE. THE WALK IS TO HONOR THE ONES WHO HAVE PASSED AND TO CELEBRATE THE LIVING. A BEAUTIFUL EVENT. OUR WALK HAS ONLY BEEN AROUND FOR 4 YEARS. LAST YEAR WE FOUND OUT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WALK.THIS YEAR WE JOINED THE COMMITTEE.WE HAVE RAISED $1,184.00 WE HAVE A WEB PAGE FOR FUNDRAISING.THE LIGHT THE NIGHT WEBSITE WWW.LIGHTTHENIGHT.ORG TO READ DEREK'S STORY www.active.com/donate/ltnDesMo1/2270_kcookseyLTN HOPE TO HEAR FROM EVERYONE SOON. KRISTI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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