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Board of Directors
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Jama Beasley
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Jama
Beasley is a 8-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.
Czuczman MS, Grillo-Lopez AJ, White CA, et al. Progression free survival after six years (median) follow-up of the first clinical trial of rituximab/CHOP
chemoimmunotherapy. Blood. 2001;98:601a. Abstract 2519.
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Charles Brennan
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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
Irby was diagnosed with NHL in 1996. " I learned very quickly the difficulties one faces with that diagnosis. The internet
support groups that I joined at the time of diagnosis have been my saving grace - my education. I want to make that information accessible to anyone newly diagnosed with lymphoma.
Doctors and their staff are just not able to provide patients with all of the most current research data.
And I believe that no one looks out for me as good as I do."
Page is registered nurse. Her nursing background includes staff nursing, home care nursing, nursing management, marketing of services, staff development and patient advocacy.
Page retired, after 20 years, 3 years ago in order to " dive full force into lymphoma and stress-free projects."
Page is a longtime member of the Local Human Rights Committee of a state funded facility which houses 200+ Mentally Retarded Adults.
" We meet monthly to review behavioral programs to ensure rights of these citizens are not being violated."
Page is a practicing artist. She hosts 'creative' workshops monthly in
her home. The environment for the workshops is very therapeutic with easy listening music and good fellowship.
Sad News
Page
Irby's personal fight with lymphoma ended
on March 11, 2008 . . .
But
not her legacy | Obituary
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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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Linda Gerstley, PhD. |
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Andrew Michael, PhD. |
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Executive Officers
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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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