[Jill2008]

Dear Georges,
You are not alone. You're in the right place to get all the information and support you need. I was told by my Family Doctor that I could have one of a number of things. At one end was a vitamin B12 deficiency and at the other was Leukemia. It was four days before Christmas and I remember crying all the way home in the car. All I could think about was if I would ever see my youngest of three daughters graduate from high school or if I would get to see my first grandchild. This by the way, has come true. She was born on August 31st and I was there for her arrival.
It took 6 months of seeing a local hematologist and finally a referal to Stanford to be diagnosed with MDS. My husband and I both held it together until we hit the parking lot. I became obsessed with trying to figure out what caused me to get this disease so young. Was it my job working as a dental assistant for nearly twenty years, the pesticides used on our food, the environment or just a stroke of bad luck? For a short period of time, I had to be prescribed medication for anxiety and insomnia.
The AA&MDS International Foundation has two great, easy to understand booklets: Your Guide to Understanding MDS and What To Expect From Treatment. Stanford also provided us with a great book 100 Questions and Answers About Myelodysplastic Syndromes, which is available online.
Your in my thoughts and prayers.
Jill