MY TURN

Winning the Race of My Life

When I was diagnosed with advanced non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, I vowed to outrun the disease.

 
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  • Posted By: bradhaines @ 11/15/2007 10:38:19 AM

    Comment: Wow, talk about a hero.

  • Posted By: bradhaines @ 11/15/2007 10:37:45 AM

    Comment: Wow, talk about heroes.

  • Posted By: nhangibbsevc @ 11/14/2007 11:46:07 PM

    Comment: health is the most important thing to human that we coundn't use money to get it. In the circle of life, we were born, growing up, getting old, and the unhealthy lives start up is a normal process. however, people unluckily go with the dangerous deseases such as cancer that they can overcome is a miracle. Army outruned the disease by a part of her perseverance and determination. And i think it a good to share her experience with everybody, especially who has the same situation like hers. Moreover, in our body always have many viruses hiding inside and waiting for some days to wake up. So. in order to prevent their developing we need to notice about the food we comsume eachday. The proportion of foods leading to disease takes 80%.

  • Posted By: nursingwarrior @ 11/14/2007 11:02:13 AM

    Comment: You're an inspiration to all people battling cancer. Keeping involved and writing a blog helps others learn of a terrible disease and what they can do to help find a cure. Down with Mandalay Bay for such display of discrimination! I will tell anyone going to Las Vegas to boycott their business.

  • Posted By: JillVLogan @ 11/12/2007 10:44:10 PM

    Comment: Amy,
    After reading your blog and hearing about the lack of sensitivity you experienced at The Art of Shaving at The Mandaly Bay mall in Las Vegas was just plain repulsive. No no, whether or not they are dealing with cancer and the loss of their hair, should have to endure what you had to. I personally discourage all of my friends to disengage with that franchise, and will advise any of the "bachelor party" participants that we have as clients to avoid using their services. I have a large voice in Las Vegas, so consider their business depleted, by a person who use to recommend them. Kudos to your being cancer free. You seem to have an amazing attitude and optimistic self.

    Jill Vander Logan

  • Posted By: missmarti @ 11/12/2007 2:08:00 PM

    Comment: My son, Kyle Garlett, has had three diagnoses of lymphoma starting his senior year in high school. The last recurrence resulted in an autologous bone marrow transplant, which did a great deal of other damage to his body. It resulted in a secondary cancer (leukemia), shoulder and hip replacements, and cardiomyopathy with a heart that could barely beat on its own. In October 2006, after a five-year wait, Kyle had a heart transplant at UCLA. Eleven months later her ran the Malibu Triathlon. This has been an 18-year ordeal byut with its fair share of triumphs over critical illness, pain, debilitation, and fear.

    Dr. Marti Watson Garlett
    Playa Vista, CA

  • Posted By: missmarti @ 11/12/2007 2:03:34 PM

    Comment: My son Kyle Garlett is also a member of TNT who has been the honored teammate for many TNT events. He has had three episodes of lymphoma since he was in high school, the last one including an autologous bone marrow transplant that actually caused leukemia. It also damaged the blood flow in his joints, and he's had shoulder and hip replacements. And, perhaps worst of all, it literally killed his heart's ability to



    pump. After a 5-year wait, he received his heart transplant at UCLA in October of 2006 and ran the Malibu triatholon 11 months later.

    Marti Watson Garlett
    Newsweek Subscriber
    Playa Vista, CA

 
 
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