Dave
is FREE!
David
A. Venanzi
7/19/59-7/11/08
om mani padme hum
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My husband, Dave,
was diagnosed with StageIIIb Bone Marrow Cancer, Multiple
Myeloma, in 2/01. We were told he would likely survive another
year to three years. After an autologous stem cell transplant,
he relapsed in 2003 and was treated with a number of chemotherapy
regimens. Due to Dave's rapidly escalating illness in 2005, we
closed the business in October of 2005 for a few months, as I
needed to devote time to my husband's care after an allogeneic
stem cell transplant in 11/05. I saw the need to reduce my work
load. To keep my staff paid and all of us eating, I sold some
of our favorite breeding pairs. This has been a very difficult
time for all of us at Aves International, but we have been reorganizing
the business a bit. My husband returned home from the hospital
in 12/05, after a bone marrow transplant, and continued to valiantly
fight Multiple Myeloma until his death on 7/11/08. Please
click here if you wish to read about Dave's allogeneic stem cell
(bone marrow) transplant for Multiple Myeloma in 11/05.
Dave
is FREE!
David A. Venanzi 7/19/59
- 7/11/08
My very beloved husband, Dave coded
in ICU early in the morning on 7/9/08. Although he was resuscitated,
he was in extremely critical condition for two days and Dave
left on his own terms 7/11/08. It is a bitter irony for me in
that we had just received a new experimental drug that I had
extremely high hopes would greatly benefit Dave. Unfortunately,
Dave was unable to take this new medication, as he developed
pneumonia and sepsis and was unable to fight off the massive
infection.
I will have more to say about this experimental drug, cyclopamine,
with time. I remain extremely optimistic that this drug or others
of a similar ilk will be the answer to the cure/control of many
malignancies. Read
more about cyclopamine and google
it for more info! I remain dedicated to the study of Multiple
Myeloma in hopes that I may help someone else. The last few years
were very difficult for my husband, his family and friends, my
staff, and myself, but we are extremely grateful for the experiences
that Dave gifted to us, and we'd do it all over again, to infinity.
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tribute to Dave from a friend who knew him for many years
Dave and I
so appreciated the loving outpouring of compassion and love from
our customers and friends!
The emails of support lifted our spirits in dark times and we
were very grateful for them. Thank-you!
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