Frankly, I advised him against it and told him to get a second opinion but he never did. I thought he is too old and also that BMT was overkill for what he had. Stubborn guy.
Even though I can go to a conference and speak to the best bone marrow transplant doctors in the world, and have very close familiarity with BMT cases, and do know a thing or two, people outside the thal world often think I am just blowing hot air. I can't do anything about the people who think that if you're not a doctor, you can't know anything. I've had that happen here too. We had a thal minor make a hasty exit when she learned I was not a doctor. Her loss, because I know far more about thal minor than 99.9% of the doctors on earth. We can only help those who are willing to listen.