just learned last night my brother (45) has Chronic Myelocytic leukemia,, i have spent hours on this computer since i found out..thank god for the internet!!! and thanks to the internet able to learn so much info that i have accepted this.. ok what happens now.. he is meeting with his dr today to go over his treatment plan.. so i will know about this tonight when someone calls me about his appointment today, i believe he is starting a drug called Gleevec today also, i guess dr has some samples in his office but told him this drug cost 2,000 a month...he has no insurance..
well he lives in northern ca, and im out here in fl... im at such a loss, from what i have put together is this is trimnal, with treatment basically i guess you can live longer,, I guess what im asking you all, what can i do when im so far away, i will go home as much as i can, when iam out there do i spend everyminute with him? i dont want to cling to him like a bad smell..lol.. but i need to make the best of the time i have with him.. im scarred... anyone with any info i would love to hear from, even if you dont have any info about CMA still i need to hear from anyone that may be going through this.. thank you all, diane