Nergal's Illness Confirmed to be Leukemia; Nergal Awaiting Marrow Transplant
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Behemoth frontman and lead guitarist Nergal's illness has been confirmed to be leukemia. According to the Polish news site TVP, the disease has advanced to the point where chemotherapy can no longer be an effective treatment and can only be cured through a bone marrow transplant.
Within the country of Poland, there are only 100,000 donors out of a population of 38,192,000. Nergal's fiance Doda has already donated her bone marrow but it's unknown if her bone marrow will provide a DNA match.
Other Polish artists are currently organizing concerts to help raise awareness of Nergal's condition although no artists or concert dates have as yet been announced.
Nergal is currently undergoing a multi-stage, months-long treatment at Gdansk Medical University Hospital and all Behemoth tour dates indefinitely canceled for the foreseeable future.
Source: TVP
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Oh man…this sucks so terribly. It really feels weird knowing one of my idols is in serious danger of perrishing… I really, really, REALLY hope he finds an effective donor. I’m not used to things like this, because this guy is seriously one of my hugest influences not only as a musician, but as a thinker in general.
I heard of Nergal's health issue time ago, earlier. Anyway when an e-mail came to me as news and a e-letter regarding the health and in the beginning when some words which seemed like someone's dead my heart really jumped. I said "oh no", like knowing that someone is not anymore but fortunately I read the rest of the mail and breathed lightly. Hope Nergal recovers soon. But how did it come that he got leukemia? Blood diseases are not easy to treat but with bald and zeal and luck it can be cured. Let's motivate Nergal more for his fast recovery.
Nergal is an idol to a lot of us out there. He preaches what is true and helps us to see most the truths through his music that he and the band writes. Nergal will pull through this, hell the man said it himself in the last interview he had!
How can we get Marrow to him? If I can get it to him I would donate.
NERGAL WILL CONQUER THIS ILLNESS. HE IS "THE MOST CONQUERING ONE"
BG is right, Nergal has very, very small chances to succeed. Still.. everybody that wishes him well can try to help sending request for bone marrow donation. MAYBE THERE IS amongst us a person that could be a match for him!!!
All you have to do is to send a request, go to the hospital and give a blood sample to let them check if you are able to help..
The more people will register, the more samples will be checked and the bigger will be the chances for him to live!
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^^^The blood sample is the best place to start, but if you make it through the initial cut you'll need to submit a marrow sample as well. The more people who try the better his chances are at finding a match, so get off your a$$es and go donate a sample instead of sitting around crying about it. If if you're not a match for Nergal, you may be a match for someone else. The Marrow Registry needs as many donors as they can get. You could even donate at your nearest blood drive or blood donation facility to take the first step.
Just looked into it, never knew it was so easy... I've been a registered donor as it is for years, and would be a blooddonor, but because of the policy in combination with piercings and tattoos I never got around to it. I just really really hope they can find a good donor so he'll get better :/
Good to see so many people wishing Adam well, but how many of you are on the bone marrow register? How many could get onto the register? and how many WILL try to get on the register?
For UK residents here is a useful link:
http://www.anthonynolan.org/What-you-can-do/Save-a-life.aspx
You never know, one of you may be a match and save his life...now that would surely put you in their No.1 fan position! :-)
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#18: Southern_Bastard, yeah, it's a script that aggregates from a bunch of ticketing outlets (and I can't turn it off on a per-post basis). Since those shows are in November, they probably have not been officially cancelled yet, but likely will be given this news.
To get typed for bone marrow, (and potential donation, if you're matched) you can hit up http://www.marrow.org/
I don't see why Nergal would only be limited to donors inside Poland. Usually, white people have no problem finding matches for bone marrow transplants (in the U.S., at least) because there are so many of them on the registery.
Let's hope this is the case with Nergal...
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No, it's not a conspiracy. It's more due to Behemoth touring first North America and then Australia, then having to stand trial. Also, the symptoms of leukemia are similar to a common cold. When you have cancer, it doesn't cause any physical pain until it's in an advanced (and often untreatable) stage.
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This better not lead to mroe bad news that this site seems to be cursed with over the passed couple of years. Nergal seems to be a bad a$$ enough to pull through which I really hope he does. I want to see that crazy mother f***er go crazy on stage again. Tread on brother
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Somebody mentioned on the old thread about his illness it was confirmed to be leukemia but there was no proof at the time...this is very sad news and I hope he pulls through, I'm sure he has a lot of support from the metal community.
I personally hope to get tested to see if I can help him out, although I don't really know the details of a bone marrow transplant, or how to find out if I am compatible.
I wish there was a ways that we could just send him out marrow. Some people do deserve to live (I am not saying her does just because he is an amazing musician, but because he is also an amazing person at heart and has done so much.) and some don't. Which is why I would rather my marrow go to him then any one else I don't know. I know what Nergal and Behemoth has done in my life and others. Long live behemoth, long live NERGAL!
Being a celebrity doesn't make your DNA any more compatible than a non-celebrity. Plus I believe a good percentage of the Polish think he's a crazy Satanist who is being punished by God, at least that's what my Polish buddy has reported to me.
A bone marrow donation is more intense than donating blood. To donate marrow, one must have a normal physical done to ensure that they are okay to donate. Then they are emitted into the hospital for about a day. There is a 75% that they will be unconscious during the procedure. The procedure is a surgery in which the doctor takes marrow from the pelvis. The person donating is laying on their stomach, the doctor makes a few cuts near the base of the spinal cord to get the marrow from the pelvis. It allegedly is quite painful and makes walking difficult for the days following the donation. All in all, anyone who donates is doing the people in need of marrow a pretty large favor.
By the way, the most DNA compatible people for Nergal are probably people from Africa, parts of the Middle East, central-northern Europe, and North America. This is determined by ancestry. Most people from Europe started in Africa and proceeded to get to Europe via the Middle East (I'm talking a LONG time ago). Relatives are the most DNA compatible and people distantly related are most likely to be in the area that the person in question lives (or has migrated to -- like the United States).
For those of you who believe in prayer, please pray for Nergal. For those who don't just keep him in your thoughts. At the end of the day, we're all still wishing him well.
And remember...go and become a donor if you can, wherevr you can. Donating helps to save lives. Help save someone's life who is in need like this.
Adam Darski will not die, he will as he has said,"return and be stronger than death", but if everything goes terrible and he perishes, I will have lost be my biggest idols, influences(musical and religious), and heros.
Get well son Nergal, you will pull through this!
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Nergal helped me so much with his music and lyrics and i will try to do whatever i can to donate peripheric stem cells from my blood for him!! He deserves every help and i m gonna try to tell others to do the same!! Everyone search for National Transplant Organization in your country and see what you can do to help Nergal!
Sorry 'm hearing this...I used to listen to BEHEMOTH...Nergal made himself like GOD and got to the level Believing he was DemiGod.Now this is where God destroys him.....I hope JESUS rescues his Soul......Death is where no arguemnt exist because no one knows the otherside.DEATH is what makes a Christian stronger and it's the biggest weapon against Atheist and Satanist.Not knowing the other side,this is where every soul and spirit God test on Earth.....I wish him well,but i heard one good preacher talk about Nergal and said;Death was accompanying him and he would be shocked when death is in front of his face asking for His life.This is the welcoming to the otherside,do you really wanna know the other side knowing you have given your soul to satan?.Repent now!.
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Comment 89.. Everyone has their own beliefs, dude. Nergal obviously doesn't digg Christianity and I'm sure a lot of people who have commented on this don't either so it MAY be a good idea to keep all that junk to yourself e.e I suggest you look through here and read the thanks that Nergal gave to his fans and you'll see how much he obviously doesn't appreciate people like you thinking that just because he's very very sick will mean he'll "find God."
BUT back on topic: It really sucks that he has to go through all this. Hopefully, he'll be able to find a donar and get better. I plan on going and donating when I get the chance because it helps people. Just like when you donate blood or when you're an organ donar lol. I'm just glad that Behemoth is staying as active as possible right now. Nergal's a trooper, he'll get through it and if he doesn't.... then crap.. That'll suck and I'll be sad. TT~TT
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Eva - Check with your local blood bank.
I'm not sure if you will be able to. Nergal needs all the help in the world, Lets give him the strength to burn some more bibles.
PANDA - I agree with everything you said.
If assface Santos Spiritualli would just crawl back into his mothers vagina for a couple of months , mature , then talk with common sense.
Maybe you wouldn't have to preach on a metal website about Christianity or faith. You deep throat , male semen mouth wash cvnt!
Wow I just recently heard about this and I am incredibly depressed to say the least. Nergal is a HUGE influence to me and I'd hate to see him pass. His music to me is influencal and I've adored his music for quite some time now. I really would upset if he passed on. Good luck Adam Darski. I really hope you can find a donor and get better. Id hate to say "I miss behemoth" get well soon!
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wow man that's absolutely terrible news