Re: 10th Anniversary for Chelsea!

[Guest guest]

Hi Lori, I was just entering the Gleevec trial in 2000 and am not familiar

with Chelsea. I am in awe of anyone who goes through a transplant,

especially at such a young age. Congratulations to her, with great wishes

for her future. bobby

On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Lori L <tippeeknu@...> wrote:

>

>

> Fellow CML Warriors,

>

> My niece, Chelsea, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of her cord-blood

> transplant for CML in 2000. She was only 12 at the time, and Gleevec was not

> yet approved. The trials were not open to children, so the advice of all the

> doctors (including Dr. Druker) was to go to transplant. It was a hard row to

> hoe....she had several complications and has dealt with health issues to

> this day from it, BUT SHE IS STILL HERE!! YAY!!

>

> She is a beautiful 22 year old now, living with my family and has a

> wonderful boyfriend. All of her family and friends remember the hardships

> and are soooo thankful for these past ten years.

>

> We are having a party to celebrate on May 16th and I would like to ask any

> of you who remember Chelsea from that period to send a best wishes email to

> her (or, for snail-mail card, email me for the address). Some of you on this

> list sent wonderfully affirming messages to her during her transplant for

> which I am forever grateful. Any time we had any questions about CML, you

> were here. Thank you!

>

> Keep up the good fight!

>

> Love,

>

> Lori (Chelsea's Aunt)

>

> Dx 1/00 CML, UCBT 5/00, subsequent hospitalizations for septic shock,

> dehydration, shingles, post-herpetic neuralgia, seizure, nausea and vomiting

> (2-month hospitalization), AVN of her knees, GvHD of skin, three knee

> surgeries (fresh osteochondral allografts), osteoporosis.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yeeeaaahhhhh for Chelsea !!!!!!!!

:-)

From: Lori L <tippeeknu@...>

Subject: [ ] 10th Anniversary for Chelsea!

Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010, 12:39 PM

 

Fellow CML Warriors,

My niece, Chelsea, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of her cord-blood

transplant for CML in 2000. She was only 12 at the time, and Gleevec was not yet

approved. The trials were not open to children, so the advice of all the doctors

(including Dr. Druker) was to go to transplant. It was a hard row to hoe....she

had several complications and has dealt with health issues to this day from it,

BUT SHE IS STILL HERE!! YAY!!

She is a beautiful 22 year old now, living with my family and has a wonderful

boyfriend. All of her family and friends remember the hardships and are soooo

thankful for these past ten years.

We are having a party to celebrate on May 16th and I would like to ask any of

you who remember Chelsea from that period to send a best wishes email to her

(or, for snail-mail card, email me for the address). Some of you on this list

sent wonderfully affirming messages to her during her transplant for which I am

forever grateful. Any time we had any questions about CML, you were here. Thank

you!

Keep up the good fight!

Love,

Lori (Chelsea's Aunt)

Dx 1/00 CML, UCBT 5/00, subsequent hospitalizations for septic shock,

dehydration, shingles, post-herpetic neuralgia, seizure, nausea and vomiting

(2-month hospitalization) , AVN of her knees, GvHD of skin, three knee surgeries

(fresh osteochondral allografts), osteoporosis.