Just heard - Christopher Lyles died March 5th

My deepest sympathy goes to Mr. Lyles' family for their loss. He was a true explorer as the second person in the world to receive a synthetic trachea. Here is the obituary I saw today, from  The Baltimore Sun:  
Christopher Lyles, Defense engineer
 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-md-ob-christopher-lyles-20120309,0,7288440.story

I will forever be in the shadow of this great man. His sister says it all: "He put his life on the line so other people can live longer," his older sister, Erica Greene, said of the risk the surgery presented. "In the future there will be tracheal transplants [in the U.S]. But someone had to be the first do it."

More about what Mr. Lyles did, as covered by the media and linked through some of my earlier posts:
http://cheekylibrarian.blogspot.com/search?q=lyles

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma in the news

I saw this news story at examiner.com: Crossing the Atlantic Ocean for a life saving cure. http://www.examiner.com/restaurant-in-baltimore/crossing-the-atlantic-ocean-for-a-life-saving-cure
It appears to be an entry for Christopher L. Lyles to the Examiner.com's America Inspired contest. From the article: "Chris was diagnosed with Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC) after his 30th birthday and became the first person to get a trachea [sic] transplant using his own cells.He has used his cancer to bring awareness to cancer patients who need life saving treatment; but, his health insurance will not cover it."

Mr. Lyles is truly breaking new ground with his tracheal implant - here are additional links to news surrounding the procedure:

Local man travels to Europe for life-saving operation
http://www.wbaltv.com/r/29778764/detail.html

Nanofiber Solutions plays key role in world's first synthetic tracheal implant made from Nanofibers
 http://techlounge.techcolumbus.org/profiles/blogs/nanofiber-solutions-plays-key-role-in-world-s-first-synthetic-tra?xg_source=activity

Harvard Bioscience's "InBreath" Bioreactor Used in World's Second Successful Synthetic Trachea Transplant
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=239295

Artificial trachea created by Nanofiber Solutions helps cancer patient
http://www.themetropreneur.com/columbus/artificial-trachea-created-nanofiber-solutions-helps-cancer-patient/

I wish Mr. Lyles all the best and thousands of days ahead with his daughter. It sounds like he will be the pioneer that others of us with ACC look on in the future with grateful appreciation for his bravery in being the first.

More information about the America Inspired contest: http://www.examiner.com/america-inspired

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma in the news

The Cheeky Librarian here, letting you know the stories in the news or on the Internet about fellow ACC-wearers that I have located recently.

1. Christopher Lyles is back in the news with his new trachea:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/us-patient-artifical-trachea-transplant/story?id=15354809 

http://www.thestatecolumn.com/health/cancer-patient-pioneers-first-stem-cell-trachea-transplant/

2. Cancer.net has added or updated their existing topic page on ACC:
http://www.cancer.net/patient/Cancer+Types/Adenoid+Cystic+Carcinoma

3. I visited a site new to me - Cancer Forums http://www.cancerforums.net/
I can't tell who is producing this site, even after I registered for it. I located one person on there that said they had been diagnosed with ACC.

4. I got a metaphorical kick in the gut while searching for news on ACC - I located a blog that has stolen earlier posts that I wrote for the Cheeky Librarian blog. I am letting Google know and reporting to the home site that hosts the blog that stole my posts. After I get the word out officially, I will let you know the outcome. And if you have any advice, please let me know. I figure others have 'scraped' my blog for the information, and I don't take it as a compliment on the quality of my writing.