The following is a letter sent to my roommate. It is about a
Chinese girl who is seriously sick of ACUTE LYMPHOCRYTIC LEUKEMIA. My
roommate wants to know if any of you know the treatment for this disease and
can offer help for her.
>Department of English
>Shenzhen University
>Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060
>P.R. China
>
>Dear Barbara:
>
>This is Zhang Jian trying to reach you from the People's Republic
>of China. I have a very urgent request, and if you feel to be in
>a position to respond, please do it as soon as possible.
>
>One of my students has contracted ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (ALL)
>and it seems that the doctors in China are unable to give effective
>treatment to this disease. I and the patient would be very grateful
>if you can help to collect information on the most recent development
>in the USA in finding a cure to the deadly disease. The kid's family
>are fairly rich and intend to do all they can to save her, so cost
>estimates for treatment in the States would also be helpful.
>
>Many THANKs for bothering with this request.
>
>To:liuyi%szumis@hkucnt.hku.hk (This ID is used by Liu Yi in WYX)
>From:bc18@midway.uchicago.edu (Barbara J. Crawford)
>Subject:Re:
>
>Dear Zhang Jian,
>
>I am very sorry to learn of your student's serious illness. The best
>recommendation I can make at this time is that her family contact the
>University of Chicago Medical Center. Maybe someone in the Hematology/Oncology
>Section of the Department of Medicine will be able to help. The phone number
>is: 312-702-4400. I wish you well and hope that your student finds the
>treatment she needs.
>
>Sincerely,
>Barbara Crawford