This guide is dedicated to Josh, my family and all the people whose love and support carried me through the transplant process. – KEREN STRONACH

I would like to acknowledge the transplant survivors who generously shared their experiences and recommendations and the other individuals who reviewed and edited sections of this guide’s first edition.

I would also like to acknowledge the following volunteers and nbmtLink staff who helped update the second edition of the Survivors’ Guide:

Ann Breen, RN, MN, OCN
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center-
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Michelle Burda, MLS
University of Pittsburgh, Hopwood Library

Jill Dowdy, MLIS
Cancer Education Program, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

Rosanne Kalick, M.A., MLS

Pat Steele, RN, BSN
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

National Bone Marrow Transplant Link Staff:
Myra Jacobs, M.A, Carole Slotkin, M.Ed. and Jan Lockard

The information in this guide should not be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your physician regarding your medical decisions and treatment. The listed resources are not intended to be endorsements.

For additional copies of this booklet, order online or contact:
National Bone Marrow Transplant Link
20411 W. 12 Mile Rd., Suite 108
Southfield, Michigan 48076
800-LINK-BMT (800-546-5268) or 248-358-1886

Copyright 1997 Copyright 2002

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support for the production of this updated Survivors’ Guide from the following:

Sustaining Partners
David Wortman Fund
J.P. McCarthy Foundation
Josephine Ford Cancer Center
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Lula C. Wilson Trust
Metro Health Foundation
Pietrasiuk Family Foundation
St. Joseph’s Mercy of Macomb Cancer Care Center
The Jewish Fund
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
William G. and Myrtle E. Hess Charitable Trust

Supporting Partners
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc.
Hackensack University Medical Center
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center
Section of Bone Marrow Transplant and Cell Therapy

Sponsoring Partners
The Cancer Resource Room
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Cure Magazine, Cancer Information Group
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Adult BMT Program, University of Iowa Health Care
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
National Marrow Donor Program
Orchid Diagnostics (formerly GeneScreen)
Oregon Health Sciences University
BMT/Leukemia Program
Siteman Cancer Center, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine
UCSF Medical Center
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
William Beaumont Hospital Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology