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Emby:
dear andy,

i didn't realise that you were brother of lisa....i thought that perhaps you had formed a strong bond through this site.  i only realised after reading more of the postings.  i think you are awesome to have continued with this though it could have been an end to a chapter in your life.  you have dedicated years of  your life into thalasseamia care...lisa would have been so proud. its fantastic what you do and your love for your sister is so obvious.
i would like to thank you sooo much as you are an inspiration.
thank you for caring and sharing.

Emby:
dear andy,

i'm still reading through postings....i might have got something wrong...but honestly think you doing great stuff along with loads of members at this site.
lisa looks like a beautiful person and would have been proud to call you her brother....i think this forum has formed such strong bonds between so many people worldwide...its truly incredible.
   

Andy Battaglia:
Hi Emby,

Lisa and I were best friends and we called each other brother and sister and really did feel that way for each other. Before she passed away, the group we had on MSN was starting to take off and Lisa was so happy when I came to visit her in the hospital and told her we reached 200 members. She would be so happy to see how many members we now have.

Emby:
hiya andy,

its just one step from someone that makes a world of difference for others.
there is so much to read up on here....some of it....i need a medical encyclopedia !!
may God bless people like yourself.
how about yourself...are you thalasseamic in any way ? what inspired you to reach out to the thalaseamic community ? sorry i'm being nosey.  i have accepted thalasseamia as a normal part of my life and i have lived with it as a reality for 17 years almost now....but i haven't learnt half as much about it as yourself and the others here...its here with me...thalasseamia...but i don't ''know'' it.
you are doing a wonderful thing.

Andy Battaglia:
Hi Emby,

I am not thalassemic. Before I knew Lisa, I knew only one thal minor, who worked for me. His recent story has been in posts as he had a bone marrow transplant for lymphoma in October. I got involved with thal because of Lisa. I wanted to learn as much as I could and when she saw how interested I was, she invited me to join her MSN group and to participate in group chats. I quickly saw that there was a need for someone to answer questions, so I learned as much as I could about thalassemia, so people wouldn't leave without getting help. Soon, Lisa made me assistant manager and when her health worsened, she counted on me to carry on her dream, which was to provide a friendly place for people to gather and share. Getting to know patients and families has really helped me to keep my focus, especially since there are no thal majors in my personal life. Now I have met so many group members in person that I have many friends who are thals so it does help keep me involved. I was really tickled at the Singapore conference when we had the very first ever, in-person meeting of the thalpals at Puja's home.

There is also one other factor that really has meant a lot to me. Someone had to do this.

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