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Sorry to report that Marilyn sent me an email and she has given me more info about her condition. She has acute leukemia with one year to live. She asks everyone not to contact her so she doesn’t have to keep talking about it.

I am sure when she is up to it she will checkout the GTC pages. Lets keep her in out prayers and keep our correspondence on the GTC site.

Mr. Finesse

Miracles do happen…! Marilyn and family are in our prayers…

😎 😎 😎

Thank you Bob. I don’t want to have to keep repeating the history and results, which just brings on crying jags. We came home yesterday to await the final reports, and to hear about treatment options.

My children came down from MA last night, and the rest of the family is coming today.

I would love hearing from people, so long as I don’t have to repeat what is going on. Bob will get the updates from myself or my son. Thaks to all my instructor friends who have already been in touch with their prayers.

Thank you in advance for all your prayers.

Goddess

Thinking of you Marilyn. Great to hear your family is with you. Doughboy

Marilyn and Charlie please see the private message I sent you

Our prayers are with you.

The Breeze

When the person says don’t look at the pink elephant what does everybody do?

Marilyn – think only good thoughts about getting well and your future winning episodes at a table near you. Try to keep a smile on your face and a good thought in your minds eye!

Get well !!!

Jim

Marilyn,

From novice to Instructor. The power of the mind is an incredible thing. Now use it to affect this.

Prayers are for you.

OneMoonCircles

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Leslie D.

Unless I am mistaken one champ Ali has this and I know another champ can also survive with it.

Best to both of you.

Noah

Wishing you and the family peace and strength.

We received the final diagnosis today: acute myelomonocitic leukemia, also known as AML. This is a very fast growing disease.

We are off tomorrow to the Dana Farber Cancer Inst. in Boston, where my cousin has a friend who is a specialist in leukemia . Then, we come home for another consult. We want to be sure we will be doing the best treatment possible.

In any case, we will be starting treatment next week. Please keep the prayers coming. We need every single one.

Thanks you everyone. Goddess

Hello Marylin, With Patti;s cancer I am always studying and researching and I was going thru your AML.. I know your Doctors and Boston will do the best but Mayo Clinic and other are trying a drug call "Azactidine". Study shows progress in elderly patients that just get diagnosed.

Jusy my two cents as I feel helpless in your treatments and recovery. But, we will offer up prayers. One prayer is to see you and Charlie in AC!!!

So, see you soon and I also pray for alittle or no dis-comfort…Expect if Charlie gets to be a "Pain in the A?*# " 😀

Nick

Best wishes on a good outcome, Today doctors can do things we cant dream
of and with support of all your friends good things can happen,

My cousin received the same news 7 years ago and was told he would not see
christmas…. he has enjoyed all 7 holidays since with more to come.

as you will

gman

Yesterday I spent the entire day having various tests done to make certain my organs can handle the chemo. When I finally returned to my room, I had the nicest surprise: Mo Rick’s son and daughter-in-law, Rusty and Erika, had come to visit me. We had a lovely visit, and it really perked me up.

Last night vassilated between 103 fevers, and shaking non-stop.

And so it begins. Please keep all those prayers coming.

Goddess

Marilyn,
Our prayers and love are with you.

You can do this just like you learned hoe to play craps. I still remember the day we all met you and Charlie at Sunset Station in 2003.

Miriam and Bob

Always keeping you in my heart and in my prayers. Will miss seeing you next week.

Midnight

Praying for you M.

Marilyn, my prayers are with you and your family.

Carlo M.

I am pasting the latest message Marilyn sent to me last evening. Let us all keep her in out positive thoughts and prayers.

Sep 20 at 6:34 PM

finished the three days of bolus antibiotics. Now on 4 more days of 24/7 straight antibiotic. Hgb has gone down to 6.o so got 2 units of blood. very high temps for 3 days. normal now. Very low BP yesterday. Gave extra fluids to raise it. No have to take fluid off with diuretic. Quite a catch22 and a merry_go-round. Charlie sleeping in room until tomorrow at least.

Bob

Finesse, Thanks for posting this. Hope all goes well for Goddess. We think of her most every day.

Rose and Doc

Thank for the update.

Thanks for the updates Finesse. Come on Goddess, own this thing and get better. You know you can….you know you can!

New Update from Marilyn that she sent to me last evening 9/22

Bob

Sep 22 at 7:46 PM

Nothing much new to report. Getting transfusions almost every day, with Benadryl to prevent a reaction, which puts me to sleep for 3-4 hours. Tend to wake up at 3am,, and then sleep the morning away. I do try to sit in the chair most of the day, whether asleep or awake, per orders of the cardiologist. I get very scared at night, so Charlie is still sleeping here with me. Don’t know what I would do without him. Thank goodness he is healthy right now. He also brings me ice and drinks, which would take the aides forever.

Happy Birthday Bobby. You’ve been a terrific friend these past 12 years.

Much love to my GTC family, Marilyn

Although I never met Marilyn I had the pleasure of meeting Charlie, I gurss about two years ago at a GTC event in AC. He is a great guy. I am really saddened to see them going through this storm.
I pray that she can beat this thing and return to her beloved casino crap with Charlie.

I have seen people pull through may bleak prognosis and return to their life. I pray that will be the case here.

Yesterday received amazing news. My bone marrow was negative for any growth of bad cells. Yippee!! I am not in remission yet. I have a lot of fevers, which make me very drowsy. I will be getting growth factor every day to promote growth of good white cells. Also, transfusions as needed.

Thanks to all my GTC fammily for all the prayers. Please continue.

Goddess/Marilyn

Will we see you in Vegas or is that too optimistic? AC in March?

Midnight

Great news Marilyn. Prayers do work. Stay optimistic and we’ll get through this.

Goldfinger

Marilyn,

Great news!

Continuing to think of you and wishing you well. Collective energy is an amazing thing! 🙂

Wonderful news nice to hear a skip and a hop in your voice, you are in my prayers

Marilyn,
Sorry to have missed meeting you in AC, praying for your health and to meet you soon!
Don

Thats the way to go Marilyn. You keep on fighting and we will keep on praying.
Catch you later!

Marilyn,

We met at the March GTC class in Atlantic City and it was a pleasure to have met you.

I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. I hope to see you well and in the pink and at the tables.

Adam

Here is a new update on Marilyn’s progress and it is good.

Marilyn was discharged from the hospital last weekend, everything was progressing better than expected.

She had another bone marrow test yesterday(Tuesday) and waiting for the results. If they are as good as expected she will enter the hospital next week(27th) for phase 2 of her treatment.

Lets keep those prayers going, we still have a long road ahead and we want to see Marilyn in AC next March. And Charlie also 😀

REMISSION!!!! REMISSION!!!! Today we were told that by all accepted parameters, I am now officially in remission. Yippee!!

However, the fight is not yet over. On Sunday I begin the consolidation phase, where I will be admittted for 6 days to receive more chemo. This cycle will be repeated for 3 times. However, if the cycle interferes with the holidays, I might delay a cycle for a week.

I am working towards going to AC in March. However, the doctor also said that those who do very well during the induction phase, as I did, usually feel very short of breath and fatigued for many many months.

So please keep the prayers coming that I stay in remission. I firmly believe that my GTC family has helped enormously, just as you did when Sandtrap was in hospital. I love you all, and hope to see some of you soon.

Goddess 😀

Great news Marilyn. Our prayers will continue.

Catch you later!

Marilyn; Great news and I continue to cheer for you. You are one great lady. Doughboy

Hi Marilyn,
Absolutely the best possible news for a rainy Wednesday evening. We all are praying for you and we know you will pull through and be back teaching classes in no time. It’s a date, we will see you in March in AC.

Chevy

Keep up the fight Marilyn! Lilly and I have you in our thoughts.

That is great news Marilyn. Keep up the good fight. There are lots of students that need your guidance.

Here is an update that Marilyn sent me this morning.

Great GOOD News:

Nov 14 at 7:16 PM

Today is 2 weeks from my last chemo. I have been going to the cancer clinic 3 times a week for labs and transfusions each time. Today I was told that all my blood counts are up, and I didn’t need any transfusions today.

Not only that, but I only have to go once next week for labs. AND, I have been given the total week of Thanksgiving off! I am ecstatic!

I will be admitted to the hospital 12/1 for the 2nd week of chemo in the consolidation phase, and will be home on Saturday. Since chemo reaches its height in the body 7-10 days after the last dose, I expect not to feel to well the following week, but that’s ok. The docs say I am doing very well.

Marilyn

Wonderful news Goddess! Makes my day to hear you are doing so well. Keep it up.

OneMoonCircles

WONDERFUL NEWS, HANG IN THERE

I’m happy for you, Marilyn! Here’s wishing you a speedy recovery!

Marilyn,

I am so glad to hear some good news. I will keep you in my prayers. Hope you have a speedy recovery!

Marilyn, Rose and Doc are so pleased to see you doing so good. Keep up the good work. We look forward to our hugs in AC next year.

Rose and Doc

I was admitted yesterday for the second cycle in the "consolidation" phase, to hopefully keep me in remission. I will be getting a week of chemo, which is stronger than the "induction" phase, but for a shorter period of time. The chemo hits its height in the b ody 7-10 days after the last dose, so that’s when I don’t feel well. I am now completely bald, which is not too wonderful to look at, but it’s better than losing my life.

I will have a 2-3 week break, and then 1-2 more cycles. How many is dependent on how I accept each cycle; that is how sick I get. Also, how my blood counts do as far as returing close to normal and how quickly.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with my daughter and her family from MA, cousins, and 2 of Charlie’s children and their children. I hope all of you did also.

Please keep all the prayers coming. They helped Sandtrap, and I am convinced you are helping me.

Goddess

very glad things are looking up, feeling you can look to the future, may be the best
medication of all.

gman

Spent the last week in the hospital with bacteremia (blood infection). Was extremely ill with high fevers and shaking chills treated with demerol. This is very dangerous for someone with no immune system. The docs don’t know how I got it, but the slightest thing can affect me, that wouldn’t affect healthy people. Had transfusions of platelets and whole blood every day.

Discharged on IV antibiotics, that I have to administer to myself. Doing well now, and was given this week off. Only have to go in next Wed. for labs and possible trasfusions.

Probably going into hospital Jan. 5th for a week of chemo. This will be the 3rd cycle in the consolidation phase.

Please keep the prayers going. I am certain they are working.

Goddess

Goddess: You are one tough Lady. You inspire all of us with your strength. Keep on fighting. Look forward to your guidance in a future class. May God Bless you and your family. DoughBoy

Goddess, the baldness is easy they make wigs that look like real hair they start at about 1500.00and go up.

The trick is to get your doctor to write a prescription for a cranial prostheses making your insurance pay for it.

This I know from a life changing event for a woman I was with in the 90s.

Trust me no one could tell it was a piece.

I mean she went once every two weeks to get it styled and cleaned cut fixed primped it was way cool.

I still remember the day she tried it on and the smile it put on her face.

Take care all my best.

Marilyn, 2015 is going to be your year, you and Mr. C will bounce back in royal style. Your GTC friends are keep you both in our prayers. We need your smiling face at the table keeping the rest of us in check. All the best for the New Year. TheUsualSuspect, SemperFi, carry on

I was admitted to hospital today for 6 days of chemo instead of waiting until Monday since my labs are all up. Doctor told us today that people with the bacteremia that I had frequently die, and that is why I am not allowed to travel right now. Glad I didn’t know that. Must get to hospital within 30-60 minutes if have a fever to start the IV antibiotics right away.

I will probably go home Wednesday after the last chemo dose in the morning. If I don’t develop fevers this week, and tolerate the chemo, then there will be the 4th and last 6 day chemo in 3-4 weeks.

If all goes well, I will be finished in time to go to AC the end of Feb. so you can all please pray for that as well.

Thank you all for bringing me and Sandtrap through our catastrophic illnesses with all your prayers.

Goddess

More prayers on the way!

Won’t be in AC to see you but am routing for you to be there with bells on!

Happy 2015!

Rose and Doc certainly look forward to you and Charlie being in AC in February. We will be praying that all goes well and we will see then.

Rose and Doc

Marilyn, you are in my daily prayers. keep fighting, stay strong and I am sure I will see both of you soon.

Bob

I am praying that all goes well and I get to see you and Sandtrap in February.

NFF

Today I am finishing my 6th and final hospital stay. If my labs stay normal for the next 3 weeks, then I will have full immunity and won’t have any restrictions. I will still have to go to the Cancer clinic once a month for several months, and then every 6 months for several times, and then once a year for forever to monitor my labs.

The docs say I am one of their strongest patients for my age. I told them I don’t let anything get me down. The power of positive thinking, and always looking for the positive in everything.

Looking forward to seeing all my old friends and making new ones in AC in 3 weeks.

Marilyn

You are the best, stay positive.
See you in a few weeks.

I can’t wait to hug you again. I guess that will have to wait until September in Las Vegas. Keep on truckin’.

OMC

I just want to let you all know that I have finished my in hospital chemo treatments, and have been going to the hospital’s Cancer clinic 3 times a week for blood tests. The last two weeks I have needed platelet and blood transfusions.

This week my blood counts have been coming up, and I didn’t need any transfusions. I have also graduated to once a week visits. When my counts get close to normal, I will go to the clinic once a month for two years, and then once a year.

I have been given permission to travel, so I will definitely be in AC this week, and I will be a mentor. I do get tired, and sometimes my legs don’t work too well. If I have to walk a long distance I use a walker. For short distances I use a cane, and at home I don’t even use that.

Thank you for all your prayers, which I am very certain had an impact on my recovery. The doctors said most of their patients are not doing as well as I am.

I am so looking forward to seeing everyone.

Goddess 😀

Looking forward to seeing you this weekend.

Goddess, I’m so thankful that the prayers were answered and that you’ll be my mentor this weekend! Go Top Shelf!!!

Don