Medicine For Leukemia,?

At once time, I have been watching the drama of Love Story in Harvard starred by Korean actress and actors. One lady in that drama suffers from leukimia too. And what I understand is that in medical science, the only way so far known to cure leukimia is by having a bone marrow transplant. The bone marrow of the donor must match with the recipient.

I have one niece that has similar problem and sadly he died because of that. I hope and pray that your friend's child will be having a better treatment and being healthy as soon as possible.

It's very sad to hear that a boy that young had to undergo this type of sickness. But I really admire the boy's spirit. To undergo chemotheraphy at such a young age is really very hard, and yes, as you says, besides killing the cancer cells, the boy may also have other side effects such as hair loss, vomitting symptoms, no appetite, high fever, low immunity & thus higher chances of infection etc. So, it's really admirable that the boy is thinking positively. However, from what I know, they need not do the treatment forever. It's usually for a period of 6 months to 1 year, and the boy may have to undergo around 5 chemotheraphy sessions (depending on the type of leukemia and which category he falls under).

Has the parents or siblings tested if their bone marrow is suitable for the transplant? Transplant is certainly more expensive and also carries a certain risk as well. I do hope that the boy is coping well with his leukemia. I will pray for him...