Dear Judy,
We don’t know what to do. Our two-year-old boy has Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia, which can be fatal as you probably know already. My husband and I spend practically every hour thinking about him. He’s had a bone marrow transplant, but we fear a relapse.
We have no life. I take care of both my sick [...]
Dear Judy,
I don’t know if this is meddling or not. My niece, who was just 8, died of leukemia 2 months ago. Last Monday, I visited my sister, as I do every week, just to talk and have coffee. After a few minutes she said, “I have a new study.”
When I looked at her, incomprehending, [...]
Dear Judy,
My best friend lost her 12-year-old to leukemia a few months ago. I saw her weep at the child’s funeral, but apart from that, never since. Everyone notices that she is dry-eyed, stoic, and seemingly impervious to grief.
On the other hand, since her son’s death, she has pulled her back out, endured a series [...]
Dear Judy,
I work in a pretty big office. One of my colleagues has a kid with leukemia. I know a lot of childhood leukemia is curable, but so far this child isn’t doing well.
A lot of us have been really understanding. And I mean really. We’ve taken up some of the work load when he’s [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2009