Do you know anybody that has Leukemia?

[Johnboy60]

Hi, My uncle has Leukemia and is 81 years old. He's had this leukemia for over 25 years now and was in remission I think they call it that. It came on him in one week big time. He has kidney disease the doctor has said and his urine is a dark tea color. The treatment was Chemotherorapy and the kind that doesn't make your hair fall out. They gave him four pints of blood two weeks ago. He's in Baptist Hospital in Nashville Tennessee. Found out today that he has CLL Leukemia kind.

Robert

 

[Wizzer]

Hello Robert,

I'm Wizzer and I have SLL/CLL (same as your uncle). I just turned 49 years old, was diagnosed at 47, did chemo at 48, and felt like dying earlier this year. From what I understand, if your uncle has had CLL for 25 years, then he has done very, very, well. At 81 I would think that it is probably close to his time to go. SLL/CLL is a what is called an indolent lymphoma/leukemia. The life expectancy is about 10 years once diagnosed, so your uncle has done very well. I hope he is ready to meet God.