Bob Tufts

Ex KC Royal & SF Giant,
Professor at Yeshiva University. Dealing with myeloma since 2009 via novel therapies. Founder of My Life Is Worth It, patient advocate

[Bob Tufts @TuftsB]

After a courageous and inspiring 10-year battle with Multiple Myeloma, Bob went peacefully early this morning with his wife and daughter by his side. He was 63 years old.

[Bob Tufts @TuftsB]

@WorkElizab holders for eating corn on the cob

[Bob Tufts @TuftsB]

@Babywwir skin

[Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig]

Arbel Yehoud was sexually assaulted by terrorists almost every single day during her 482 days of captivity with Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Romi Gonen was raped by four different men on separate occasions during her captivity in Gaza, including a “nurse” who was supposed to care for her wounds.

Sasha Troufanov said that his PIJ captor repeatedly tried to force him to perform a sexual act on himself. He was filmed while showering.

Alon Ohel was sexually abused by his captor while showering.

Guy Gilboa Dalal said his Hamas captor sexually assaulted him after a shower, holding a gun to his head and a knife to his throat.

Amit Soussana was sexually assaulted by her captor while held hostage.

Dafna Elyakim, 15, said her captor touched her constantly and told her she would stay in Gaza to marry him and have his children.

Rom Braslavski revealed that PIJ terrorists sexually abused and humiliated him.

Aviva Siegel told the UN that she saw a young girl in captivity crying after her captor followed her into the bathroom and forced her to perform oral sex.

Ilana Gritzewsky woke up on October 7 in Gaza, half-naked, her breasts exposed and her pants pulled down, surrounded by seven terrorists.

Agam Goldstein-Almog testified that she witnessed another hostage being forced at gunpoint to touch, and be touched by her captor.

These are only the stories we know. Hundreds more will never be heard, because most of Hamas's rape victims were murdered. On October 7, countless bodies were found without underwear, with mutilated genitalia, or with broken pelvises.

Several Nova survivors also testified that they heard terrorists gang-raping women and men during the massacre.

How many more testimonies do you need to believe that Hamas and PIJ used rape as a weapon of war?

[Bob Tufts @TuftsB]

@EliAfriatISR Golda Meier when a young woman.

[Bob Tufts @TuftsB]

@ohhanxiety 'ringer' on 1960's era bicycles.

[Bob Tufts @TuftsB]

@Salahaldeein @MOSSADil @ZohranKMamdani @NYCMayor Who gave these people a parade permit ???

[Abigail Tufts🗽 @absbabs419]

Tonight @BioNJ_Org will be honoring Dad with The Heart of BioNJ Award at their annual dinner & innovation celebration.

Thankful for their recognition of Dad’s tireless efforts for rare disease patient advocacy & medical innovation, & his strong commitment to BioNJ.

[Bob Tufts @TuftsB]

For those who cannot attend the funeral today, especially friends from the myeloma/rare disease community:

Link: https://t.co/StylCXbJhw

Memorial ID: 24067
Password: 82CKB
Event Date: Oct 10th, 2019
Event Time: 11:50am EST

[Bob Tufts @TuftsB]

For those of you who would like to know funeral and shiva arrangements for BT:

[Bob Tufts @TuftsB]

An update for Bob's followers:

[Bob Tufts @TuftsB]

We have been posting as many updates as possible via his original Caring Bridge page - https://t.co/y0lLvIhJvg

We thank you for your love & support.

[Bob Tufts @TuftsB]

This is Bob's family with an update for his followers -

Since Aug 23 Bob has been hospitalized for a stem cell transplant which has caused severe rare complications involving life support, dialysis, & surgery. In critical condition, more surgery tmrw.

[Bob Tufts @TuftsB]

Day 23 of #BobTuftsStemCellTransplant.

Still tired, but all my metrics are in order for the process.

#Science and #Innovation carry the day.

[Bob Tufts @TuftsB]

@yellowcanary64 Tiredness, weak on my feet/dizzy.sinve last Thursdays melphalan All my body metrics are good or excellent goimg forward now.

[Bob Tufts @TuftsB]

Day 22 of #BobTuftsStemCellTransplant
Waiting for the stem cells to take and reproduce. I hear the Jeopardy theme song playing every once in awhile.

[Duff Lambros @duffynyc]

It #NationalReadABookDay and here is one I am quite proud of.

[SABR @sabr]

New @SABRbioproject: Bob Tufts, @Royals pitcher in 1980s and one of the few @PUTigerBaseball alums to make the major leagues: https://t.co/A6b186UUsh #SABR @tuftsb

[Surviving Myeloma @grpetersen1]

Sad but true! Myeloma has 19 drugs approved for treatment. The myeloma patient community is so fortunate to have such a productive, caring, and talented care team!

[Alliance to Protect Medical Innovation @ProtectMedicine]

In 2008, a Chinese blood thinner killed 81 Americans, while today, @FDA_Drug_Info is recalling 50+ imported blood pressure meds b/c of jet-fuel contaminants. The writing is on the wall: #drugimportation schemes put American #patients in danger. https://t.co/22k2IHfMrJ