Diego’s Story

Site created on March 19, 2019


Our dear friend, Diego Alonzo, was diagnosed with NK Cell Lymphoma in November 2018. After six rounds of chemotherapy at CU Anschutz Medical Center, scans in February 2019 showed no evidence of any cancer left in Diego. This was a great result, but now Diego needs a bone marrow transplant or his cancer will return. For this, Diego has traveled to Los Angeles for treatment at UCLA Medical Center and is currently getting started there.

Diego is a great guy: shy, but friendly, polite and always smiling. Before he became so sick, he was a line cook at Allred's and a student in the Telluride Adult English Classes program. If you would like to support Diego (who has been off work for several months and who will have considerable expenses as a result of his serious illness), he has a GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/diego-alonzo-necesita-nuestra-ayuda.

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A nuestro querido amigo, Diego Alonzo, se le diagnosticó un linfoma de células NK en noviembre de 2018. Después de seis rondas de quimioterapia en CU Anschutz Medical Center, las pruebas en febrero de 2019 no mostraron evidencia de cáncer en Diego. Este fue un gran resultado, pero ahora Diego necesita un trasplante de médula ósea o su cáncer volverá. Para esto, Diego ha viajado a Los Ángeles para recibir tratamiento en el Centro Médico de UCLA y ahora está comenzando allí.

Diego es un gran persona: tímido, pero amable, educado y siempre sonriente. Antes de enfermarse tanto, era cocinero de línea en Allred's y estudiante en el programa de clases de inglés para adultos en Telluride. Si desea apoyar a Diego (que ha estado fuera del trabajo durante varios meses y que tendrá gastos considerables como resultado de su grave enfermedad), tiene una página de GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/diego-alonzo-necesita-nuestra-ayuda.

Newest Update

March 19, 2019

Journal entry by Erin Spillane —

Diego has two amazing new friends: Lorri and Carol of Catholic Charities of Los Angeles. Carol hosted Diego this weekend and together they went to the beach (Diego's favorite!), Chinatown, out to lunch, to visit former gang members taking part in Homeboys Industries, part of the Homeboys Global Network, and more. It was a great weekend before Diego's first UCLA Med Center appointment, which takes place today. 
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Diego tiene dos nuevas amigas increíbles: Lorri y Carol de Catholic Charities de Los Angeles. Carol recibió a Diego este fin de semana y juntos fueron a la playa (¡el favorito de Diego!), a Chinatown, a almorzar, a visitar a ex pandilleros que participan en Homeboys Industries, parte de la Homeboys Global Network, y más. Fue un gran fin de semana antes de la primera cita de Diego en el Centro Médico de UCLA, que tiene lugar hoy.
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