Kevin

While I performed my daily visits to the amyloid wing this summer for treatment, I was able to befriend a number of other amyloid patients. Meeting others was not difficult for it is a very small area in the hospital. You're bound to run into someone while shuffling down the hall, or be woken up by someone snoring loudly in the bed next to you.

I met Kevin and his wife, Diana, near the beginning of my treatment. It took me a while to remember their names, as when we did occasionally meet, I was zonked with lots of drugs. However, I do remember the disbelief in hearing that his story began like mine nearly 3 years ago with his amyloid discovery, and that he had been on numerous treatments since to slow the progression from amyloid from his body. If you saw his kind and gentle demeanor, you would find it hard to believe what this man (and his caregiver wife) had gone through. He was fighting the good fight.

So it made me very sad to hear from Diana this morning that Kevin passed away yesterday.