Comments | gundo: Please read -- about Leah Roman (medical)

gundo

Please read -- about Leah Roman (medical)

Mar 30, 2011 15:03

Our good friend Leah Roman has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, subtype 2. She had been fatigued for the past few weeks, and recently developed breathing issues, which culminated in a trip to acute care. Acute care ran a blood test which returned a hemoglobin of 4, resulting in an ambulance trip to Condell Medical Center's ER and then ( Read more... )

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pauamma March 30 2011, 20:19:45 UTC

Fuck cancer. {But yay for catching it in time?}

pagawne March 30 2011, 20:40:57 UTC

All I can do for her is keep her and her family in my prayers.

I can send a few recipes that are easy to make, and mostly healthy, and reasonably cheap if Tess would make them up for the family.

persis March 31 2011, 00:11:07 UTC

*hugs to all* Please tell Randy they are all in my thoughts. PLease let me know what I can do from the Big Blue House.

wendyzski March 31 2011, 15:42:49 UTC

Thanks for the update. I also replied to your facebook message.

Sadly, due to my repeated courses of steroids I am not eligible to be a bone marrow donor.

I also have a friend in Michigan who has been through this and is 2 years into remission and doing great. I'm going to ask for her permission to share her contact info with leah should she want to talk to someone who has actually been through the process and can talk to her about it.

My media stuff is at the office (4 east Ohio Street) with me for pickup any time. I also have a CD of my fairly extensive e-book collection which I could easily move to thumb drive for transport - there are a variety of readers available.

And as I mentioned to Randy, I work about 5 blocks from the hospital. He requested that I wait a bit on the visits, since she feels like crap and I'm not the most restful of guests. :) But I am nearby and available if she wants or needs anything.

Thank you for everything you are doing for them - and please let me know if there is anything I can help with.

Virtual Presence ka_klick March 31 2011, 16:07:24 UTC

If what she has access to has enough oomph, Second Life could work, I'd be willing to help you figure out which end is up any time in-world. I know Eric's asked a few times about how he could get you on SL, but we never seem to have the time to get together.

Another good option is either LiveStream or UStream, if you want video with a chat window. Only one way on the vid though.