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1. I spent 3 months in the hospital with one foot in the grave with the other on a banana peel. In the long run it kept me alive. You get used to it.
2. See be the match to find suitable donors. There are millions entered. A sibling is best if a 10/10 HLA match but not necessary. Look for an unrelated match. At diagnosis I had a 4% chance of living 3 years. I had a SCT 3.5 years ago. SCT was billed at $3 million, insurance covered all.
3. There are drugs that provide temporary remission. As far as I know a transplant is the only durable cure.
Ray
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