Dear Caroline

First off I'm very sorry to hear about your brother. Please tell him
I am thinking of him here in the Michigan.

I can understand how he feels. It very scary to have cancer. Then go
through all the nasty stuff you have to. Having a bone marrow
transplant because that is something I said I'd never want to go
through again. ( seeing my son go through all the pain ) Yet when we
found out he came out of remission for the second time and his cells
changed we had no choice. ( He is only 9 years old ) So we went
through yet another one and so far he seems to be fine.

I have read a lot about bone marrow transplants. It seems that on
the average most people end out having at least two before the are
cancer free. Why this is I don't know.

I'd like to ask just a few question. When your brother had the bone
marrow transplant, after words did they do a spinal tap and bone
marrow asperiation on him to see if any his cells where left or
where they just all donor cells.

Just give your brother some space to work things out. It seems the
more I would talk to my son the more up set he would be come. If I
just didnt' say anything he seems to cool off is faster and then was
ready to start to talking.

I wish I could help out in some way. I feel for him. But he is very
lucky he has caring people around him and willing to be there for
him, and who love him.

I need to go. Time for work. My thougths and prayers are with you.

God Bless you and your family Caroline ..

Shell

--- In survivingleukemiatogether@yahoogroups.com, C de K
<carok71@y...> wrote:
> Hi All, don't if I know I'm in the right place, but my brother has
just come out of remission from Acute Myeloid Leukemia after an
autologus bone marrow transplant 4 years ago. He's 37 I'm 34. We
live in Melbourne Australia. I'm having a hard time with him because
of his anger. I'm even scared to ask How are you? I want to learn
how to tell him he has crossed the line with his anger, and is
making us scared, without minimising his own fear. I Hope someone
can help!
> With love and prayers for all
> Caroline
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