Emru: The beginning is the end is the beginning
Emru Townsend's struggle intensifies
Emru's match for a leukemia transplant did not lead to a recovery. (See previous news items on this topic ). We leave the details in Emru's own words:
The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning
The good:
I'm back! Actually, I've been home since last Friday, trying to
readjust.
The bad:
The reason for my discharge and
transfer back to my old hospital is because although the transplant
itself was an awesome success by any measure, I haven't gone into
remission.
So what does this mean? Well, there's a chance that
I'll develop Graft vs. Host Disease (GvHD) which might attack the
leukemic cells. But frankly there are too many ifs in that statement,
and there's no guarantee it would wipe it all out, as far as I know.
The ugly:
I asked one of
my hematologists in Ottawa how much time he figured I had. He said less
than a year. I asked the same question of my hematologist today, and
she said weeks, maybe months.
Those are the facts about the leukemia. I have a
lot more to write, but I started today about twelve hours ago by
collapsing and needing to be be brought in to the hospital by
ambulance. I'm quite tired. I have just enough energy to ask a favour.
Could those of you who are on mailing lists I'm on (or used to be on)
please post this? I don't have the energy to go to PWAC-L, the various
SIGGRAPH lists, CE-L, and so on. You'd really be helping me out a lot.
Thanks.

