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Board of Directors
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Jama Beasley
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Jama
Beasley is a 17-year Survivor who is a Levy Lymphomaniac (graduate vaccine patient). Her time is spent befriending newly diagnosed lymphoma patients, doing research for them, and public speaking regarding her experiences as a cancer patient. She credits her remission to Dr. Ron Levy’s human specific, idiotype, antibody vaccine from 1995, a supporting family, and her “wicked” sense of humor.
Jama was diagnosed with B Cell, Follicular, Large & Small Cleaved, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Stage III-B in August 1994 at age 46. She had a significant abdominal mass that had compromised her heart. She took CVP chemotherapy alternating with Fludarabine for 8 courses. The original mass was reduced by 80%. With this goal met, she subsequently joined Dr. Levy’s vaccine program at Stanford University.
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Linda Gerstley, PhD. |
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Dennis McComb
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Dennis
Mc Comb is a caregiver and patient advocate. He and his spouse, Joan
Mc Comb have started a local support group, and have contributed in
many ways to advocacy efforts, both local and in Washington DC.
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Executive Officer
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Karl Schwartz
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Karl
Schwartz is a caregiver, patient advocate, and the founding member of
Patients Against Lymphoma. His spouse, Joanne, is a nine year survivor of
follicular NHL. Karl serves as
a patient consultant to the FDA Oncologic Drug Advisory Committee
(ODAC), and participated in the Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Progress Review Group.
He moderates three online support groups, and produces most of the
content of the Lymphomation.org website.
See also CV
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Honorary Chair
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Allan Marson, Esq.
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In Memory of Fallen Heroes - past directors of PAL
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Charles Brennan
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Charles
passed away, but lives in our memory and hearts.
Charles
Brennan
is a retired CPA who lost his spouse, Penny, to NHL He has generously
donated his skills, which include corporate and accounting experience
to helping Patients Against Lymphoma manage and set up its accounting
system.
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Page Irby
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Page was and will remain an inspiration to me in her approach to life. As you may know, she was committed to helping others to navigate the medical system and was an articulate advocate for becoming an informed and proactive patient.
Page
Irby's personal fight with lymphoma ended
on March 11, 2008 . . .
But
not her legacy | Obituary
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