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based on the attendance and
feedback she received from both
lawmakers and participants.
"People definitely made some
contacts and many of the law-
makers returned to the legisla-
tive reception (which concluded
the day's events) to further dis-
cuss the issues."
Earlier, participants in the
commemoration of the 50-year
anniversary of the liberation of
the Nazi concentration camps
heard Rep. David Gubow, the
Rev. James Lyons of the Ecu-
menical Institute for Jewish-
Christian Studies and clergy from
Lansing-area congregations. Chil-
dren of Holocaust survivors
Association in Michigan essay-
Robert Hartwig of Grayling lights a candle at the Capitol.
contest winner John Posch of
Bloomfield Hills read his whining
gather in Sen. Honignian's office. as important.
"Our representatives in Lans- entry and seven liberators from
Most of their appointment was
spent with a member of the sen- ing need to know the views of the around the state were honored
ator's staff who listened as a Jewish community," she said. "If during a candlelighting ceremo-
unanimous group voiced oppo- we go more often, maybe our ny.
"You're still a reminder to us,"
sition to school prayer. The sen- messages will get though."
Cindy Hughey, the director of the Rev. Lyons said to the Holo-
ator spent a few minutes talking
with the group following a com- the Michigan Jewish Conference caust survivors. "We have a chal-
and one of the sponsors of the lenge in your name. If we walk
mittee meeting.
Ms. Sobel, the president of event, made close to 50 appoint- out of here and we are not chal-
Greater Detroit Chapter of ments with various lawmakers. lenged by today, we have insult-
"For our first attempt at ed you and your suffering. May
Hadassah, recently went to
Washington to lobby and thought statewide advocacy day, I thought we go forward with strength in
going to the state capital was just it went well," Ms. Hughey said your honor." El
U-M Medical Student
Faces The Other Side
ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR
The U-M Hospital Towsley stein has spent most of his time
dam Goldstein was feel-
ing good...last week. This Continuing Education Center is at home. He has been doing re-
week, after undergoing conducting a free screening for search by utilizing his home com-
his latest cycle of the National Bone Marrow Reg- puter, and writing a book about
chemotherapy, Mr. Goldstein was istry. The 15-minute interview his experiences as a patient. The
and simple blood test usually book now comprises more than a
a bit under the weather.
That's the way it has been costs $45. U-M has already 100 pages divided into 12 chap-
since last Thanksgiving when he signed up 75 persons for the test ters.
"Seventy to 80 percent of lym-
was diagnosed with non- and expects at least 30 walk-ins.
Once someone is included in phomas can be cured with
Hodgkin's lymphoma. But Mr.
Goldstein has persevered. A se- the National Registry, it is not chemotherapy," Ms. Goldstein
said. "But after six cycles of
nior at the University of Michi- necessary to be retested.
chemotherapy, one of Adam's
gan medical school, he will
tumors is not responding."
graduate June 9 with his class
Mr. Goldstein has gone to a
and he has been elected to be
number of doctors for second
class speaker at commencement.
opinions and is considering
First, though, he has some un-
an autograft bone-marrow trans-
finished business. Although he
plant at either Stanford Univer-
may not need a donated bone-
sity in California or the Dana
marrow transplant — his doctors
Farber Cancer Center in Boston.
are considering a self-transplant
In an autograft transplant, Mr.
procedure — Mr. Goldstein and
Goldstein's own marrow would
his wife, the former Michele Eich-
be harvested and then reintro-
ner, are asking their friends and
duced into his body after he un-
the public to participate in a bone-
dergoes massive radiation
marrow screening on Thursday,
treatments. Using his own mar-
May 11, in Ann Arbor.
row reduces the possibility of re-
"This is not just for Adam,"
jection that accompanies a
said Ms. Goldstein. "It is easier Adam Goldstein: Doctor/patient.
donor's bone marrow.
to find a donor within ethnic and
Mr. Goldstein is a 1991 grad-
The Goldsteins were given an
racial groupings." Said Mr. Gold-
stein, "This is not a desperate at- original diagnosis of a more seri- uate of Michigan State Universi-
tempt to save my life. But if the ous cancer, angiosarcoma. Since ty and a native of Flint. His wife
Jewish population will get out the lymphoma diagnosis on graduated MSU in 1992 with a
there, it will benefit Jewish peo- Thanksgiving and the subse- degree in interior design. She
quent chemotherapy, Mr. Gold- STUDENT page 29
ple all over the world."
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