Mary Travers Needs Bone Marrow Transplant to Treat Leukemia
David Rintoul
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By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN, Associated Press Writer
STAMFORD, Conn. - Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary, who has been
battling leukemia, will undergo a bone marrow transplant after finding a
donor.
"We found a match - well, almost," Travers, 67, writes in a posting on the
trio's Web site. "Nine points out of ten. I hate to say this but it's close
enough for folk music."
Travers, a Fairfield County resident, had been waiting for a match after
chemotherapy failed to stop the disease.
"I want to share with all of you just how much your words of encouragement,
your prayers and all of your good thoughts and wishes have meant to me,"
Travers writes.
"The response that we have received on our Web site has been overwhelming;
it's impossible to really know just how many lives have been touched by our
music these past 44 years. ... I feel grateful beyond words and sustained by
your many voices. I'm sure that it's part of what has given me the strength
to fight and the drive to sing again."
Travers, who revealed her illness last year, is expected to have the
transplant soon, said publicist Heather Lylis.
Peter, Paul and Mary, known for songs such as "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and
"Puff, The Magic Dragon," last year released "Carry It On," a five-disc box
set of their greatest hits. The trio, comprised of Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul
Stookey and Travers, released their self-titled debut album in 1962.
The National Marrow Donor Program, which has worked with Travers, has
arranged more than 20,000 transplants since 1987, according to spokesman Pat
Thompson.
"Whenever anyone finds a match, their feeling is like they just won the
lottery," Thompson said.
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Here's a link to the website...
http://www.peterpaulandmary.com/
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David Rintoul
http://www.soundclick.com/paperrockscissors
"Songwriting is like fishing in a stream. You put in your line and hope you
catch something."
Arlo Guthrie
kgold
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> "We found a match - well, almost," Travers, 67, writes in a posting on the
> trio's Web site. "Nine points out of ten. I hate to say this but it's close
> enough for folk music."
For those of you who haven't done it already, registering as a donor
just requires having some blood drawn and sending it to the registry.
Not everyone has the opportunity to save a life, but "you can't get
the job if you don't fill out an application." Do it!
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Ken Goldman kg...@watson.ibm.com 914-784-7646
Tom Kelly
I met Mary many years ago on the Selma march. To this day I'm grateful for
the opportunity to have met such a fine person who took such an interest in
the well being of others.
Tom
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"kgold" <kg...@watson.ibm.com> wrote in message
news:426f9...@news1.prserv.net...
kgold
As I recall from years ago, they send you a kit. You get some blood
drawn and send it back with a fee of about $50 and you're registered.
Then, you just need to update when you change address.
Importantly, time is critical. Someone's life may depend upon whether
you do it today or a month from now.
"Tom Kelly" <kell...@earthlink.net> writes:
> How and where can I register?
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Ken Goldman kg...@watson.ibm.com 914-784-7646