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and my hope is that your father remains stable for a long time!!!
This drug has helped some who are in the lower risk category.
Thalidomide Effective In Low-Risk MDS Patients
http://www.mdsbeacon.com/news/2009/06/12/efficacy-of-thalidomide-as-possible-treatment-for-mds-eha-2009/
My husband was in the high risk category and approaching the cut off age for a myeloablative transplant, so a transplant was the next step once he achieved remission, even more so once it transformed to AML.
They are doing mini-transplants for those who cannot have a more rigorous conditioning treatment.
Yes it is a roller coaster, wishing you and family well 
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