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I was diagnosed with MDS IB2 March 2024 age 76. I was told by my hematologist and two others at two different transplant centers that because I was in otherwise good health my age was not an issue for a stem cell transplant. After 3 rounds of chemotherapy my cell counts were normal and my blast count down to 2%. I informed my hematologists that I was opting out of the transplant choosing instead to pursue long term chemotherapy. They agreed. In the interim I had turned 77 in January of 2025 and they were still willing to go forward with the transplant if I wanted it.