[One Day At A Time]

I'm sorry to hear about Earl. I was diagnosed with MDS 6 years ago. I received Vidaza treatments for 2.5 years before it stopped working. When I first started Vidaza, the results appeared negative for 5-6 months. My blood counts continued downward and I required hospitalization for an 8 day stint due to extremely low white counts. However, around 6 months after treatments started, it suddenly started to work. Improvements were slow, but steady and I actually nearly normalized my blood counts close to 2 years thereafter. I had a quality of life that I never expected to see again.

I understand each individual with have a different reaction, but I want to add that my Vidaza treatment took 6 months before we saw a positive reaction. I had researched Vidaza prior to starting treatments and found that 4, 5, or 6 months are not uncommon for a reaction.