Hi Bets,

 

Sorry to hear that the Beast has struck again.  Best wishes for good luck with everything it involves.

 

I am doing fine.  I'm in remission for my leukemia.  I take a pill everyday which keeps the beast away.  The only problem is that they haven't figured out how to keep us in remission without this pill, so it's not really a remission.  We have to take our meds for a lifetime unless they come up with something better in the future. 

 

I'm in a clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering for cml leukemia.  I am receiving a vaccine as well as taking Gleevec (the pill).  I get a series of 15 vaccines which they hope will build up our own immunity to the problem.  Sure hope it works.

 

In the meantime, I work and am living life as usual.  Thanks for the condolences on my mom.  She had a six year battle with colon cancer and it finally got the best of her.  It was a tough way to go, and not easy to watch. 

 

Please stay in touch.  It was good to hear from one of the "old timers"!

 

Nancy in NY