 | | | From the Editor | | It has been a privilege to be the Patient Editor of Bridges, a quarterly newsletter for the past 15 years. Since 2008, we have produced 60 issues with nearly 300 inspiring patient and caregiver stories and many professional and informative articles from MSK clinicians and staff.
This will be the 60th and final issue of Bridges. I want to thank the Bridges Advisory Committee for their dedication, time, and advice over the years. As a five-time cancer survivor, I am grateful to MSK for the wonderful opportunity to have been the Patient Editor from start to finish.
My original mission for the newsletter was to give hope to those embarking upon their cancer journeys and to let them know there is light at the end of the tunnel by sharing stories from our survivorship community at MSK. Based on all the positive feedback we have received over the years, I believe we achieved that mission. This legacy will live on, as MSK will continue to find ways to give a voice to patients who want to inspire others. | |  | | Eileen F. Gould
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| |  | | | | Positivity | | | It was a beautiful sunny fall day as I left my office after suddenly losing my job. Losing a source of income was a sobering effect. But in my car, my focus switched to my appointment with my oncologist, and the possible life-changing news ahead.
My doctor confirmed it was leukemia, and I’d have a year if I did not have a bone marrow transplant. I feared at 67, I was too old. The doctor responded that I was not; joining a trial and having a transplant can give you a chance at survival. I called my wife to break the news. | | | | | | |
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