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Amyloidosis
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Our Own Experience With This Rare Disease

Following is a list of individuals diagnosed with Primary, Secondary or Familial Amyloidosis, or in rare instances, Amyloidosis in other forms. Information here is provided by the patient or by someone who is part of the patient's support network and may not be entirely accurate. Our understanding of Amyloidosis changes on a daily basis with new research and as we struggle to educate ourselves about this rare and complex disease.

To read any individual's detailed story, click on the names listed below.

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Name: Darlene Davis
Home: Kodiak, Alaska, USA
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: Kidneys, Gastrointestinal, Liver,
Treatment Date: None
Primary Treatment Received to Date: Sent home under Hospice care
Updated: 11/15/2001
   
Name: Cora Phyllis Dean
Home: East Greenwich, RI
Amyloidosis Type: AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: Kidneys, Gastrointestinal, Heart, Pulmonary
Hospital: Boston University Medical Center, USA
Treatment Date: 06/2001
Primary Treatment Received to Date: Oral Melphalan & Prednisone
Create Date: 10/2/2003 5:27:52 PM
Updated: 10/26/2003
   
Name: Audrey DeLange
Home: Glendale, Arizona
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: kidneys, Heart
Hospital: The Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale AZ USA
Treatment Date: 00/2007
Primary Treatment Received to Date: None
Create Date: 1/4/2007 3:40:40 PM
Updated: 1/5/2007
   
Name: Mark Dettmar
Home: Ewing, NJ
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: Heart,
Hospital: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Treatment Date: 9/2007
Primary Treatment Received to Date: Au Stem Cell Transplant
Create Date: 11/16/2007 12:48:31 PM
Updated: 2/1/2008
   
Name: Firoz Dharamsi
Home: Calgary, AB, Canada
Amyloidosis Type: Primary AL Amyloidosis
Affected Areas: Kidneys, Liver
Hospital: Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto Canada
Treatment Date: 08/2000
Primary Treatment Received to Date: SCT
Updated: 5/19/2010
   

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Multiple myeloma is considered similar to amyloidosis by some experts. For histories presented with multiple myeloma experiences, click here.


 

 

 

This page was last revised on October 5, 2004