Druker Praise

[Guest guest]

Thank you Wayne, for that brilliant article on Dr. Druker. I never met him

personally, but only through e-mails. Most of us can't get a message returned

from our doctors, but this man is so humble that he responds to everyone, along

with his nurse who works so closely with him. I cannot heap enough praise upon

this man and I read in the paper yesterday that 3 other Americans had shared

the Nobel prize for medicine this past year. When is his turn going to come?

He has received numerous awards, most of which we never heard of, but they are

not enough for what he has done for the CML community and continues to do. Most

of us would not be here were it not for Gleevec. I learned recently that Dr.

Sawyers was also one of the doctors who worked with Dr. Druker and there

was another doctor, but his name escapes me at the moment (I have a lot of those

moments).

Perhaps the other doctors' names will go down into oblivion, but Dr. Druker

because of his dedication will have his name forever etched in our brains. Long

live Druker.

Hands & hearts,

Lottie Duthu

[Guest guest]

Dr. Druker and two others who worked with him (one must have been Sawyer) were

on the Charlie Rose show on PBS last week. They were in New York to receive the

Lasker Prize for medical achievement. It was a real upper! What a dear man. Not

only a brilliant thinker, but a very clear communicator.

From: lotajam@...

Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 11:13:29 -0500

Subject: [ ] Druker Praise

Thank you Wayne, for that brilliant article on Dr. Druker. I

never met him personally, but only through e-mails. Most of us can't get a

message returned from our doctors, but this man is so humble that he responds to

everyone, along with his nurse who works so closely with him. I cannot heap

enough praise upon this man and I read in the paper yesterday that 3 other

Americans had shared the Nobel prize for medicine this past year. When is his

turn going to come? He has received numerous awards, most of which we never

heard of, but they are not enough for what he has done for the CML community and

continues to do. Most of us would not be here were it not for Gleevec. I

learned recently that Dr. Sawyers was also one of the doctors who worked

with Dr. Druker and there was another doctor, but his name escapes me at the

moment (I have a lot of those moments).

Perhaps the other doctors' names will go down into oblivion, but Dr. Druker

because of his dedication will have his name forever etched in our brains. Long

live Druker.

Hands & hearts,

Lottie Duthu