My best wishes go out to the Witzburg family, and I hope you have a quick and healthy recovery.
Barry M. Manuel
posted on January 14, 2010 at 11:01 am
Bob,
I shall never forget the time during your interview for the position of Associate Dean for Admiision and I asked you for the one thing, not present in your CV, that you felt was important for our committee to know. Your response, “I have the most wonderful wife and marriage that anyone could possibly have” touched me (and Pat when I shared it) deeply.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Lorraine.
Pat and Barry
Lina Nazartchouk
posted on January 14, 2010 at 11:31 am
Dear Bob and Lorraine, it was so inspiring to read the wonderful story of your love for each other and your family. I wish you all the best as you pass through this difficult time.
Dan Hall
posted on January 15, 2010 at 8:38 am
Lorraine, you will be constantly in our thoughts and prayers. Your warm and welcoming spirit has truly touched many and we are surley not alone in wishing you the best during what must be a difficult time for you and your family. With Love
Dan and Jocelyn
Douglas V. Faller
posted on January 15, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Dear Bob,
I am so sorry to hear of Lorraine’s illness. Susan’s and my thoughts and prayers are with you both.
Please let us know if there is anything we can do.
Doug Faller and Susan Perrine
Peter and Cindy Bergethon
posted on January 15, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Bob and Lorraine,
Cindy and I stand by to help and support both of you and family if there is anything that we can do. Cindy, Kristin and I will all join the bone marrow drive in the hope that this will help as well.
Peter and CIndy
Rob Bouchie
posted on January 15, 2010 at 4:13 pm
My entire congregation on Sunday will have a matched donor within our prayers. I’ve spoken to many colleagues about the registry (as I’m a long time registrant), and I’m certain the 25th will be a special day for us all. All our best, ~Rob
Glenn Barest
posted on January 15, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Dear Bob and Lorraine,
I’m already in the registry.
I look forward to hearing news of a positive match for you and for better things to come in the near future.
Please let me know if I can be helpful with any other kind of support.
Chris Odell
posted on January 16, 2010 at 11:54 am
I am so sorry, but I hope that I can help. I have blood type B+. If that is the right blood type, I will return to the hospital after my overnight shift for bone marrow registration. If not, I will make a donation for you.
The Bionic Woman
Ben and Jane Siegel
posted on January 18, 2010 at 8:20 am
Jane and I send our love. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Please let us know how we can be helpful
Ben and Jane Siegel
Anna Fitzgerald
posted on January 18, 2010 at 8:29 pm
Thinking of you all. Bob and Lorraine have been inspirational to me since I attended a picnic at your home when I was a BCH intern way back in 1992. Thanks for sharing your family’s story.
Pushkar Mehra
posted on January 18, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Hi Lorraine,
I hope that you feel better soon. Although I do not know you personally, I can only imagine how great a person you must be sine you have inspired Bob a medical practitioner and educator whom all of us have the utmost respect for at BU/BMC. My family and myself have you in our prayers and thoughts continuously and wish that you continue to improve daily
Sara Nadelman
posted on January 20, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Dear Witzburgs,
I wish you all strength in what must be an incredibly challenging time. It is clear your love for each other will get you through this.
I am a marrow registrant and I pray you find a match and make a quick recovery.
Jessica Dunn
posted on January 21, 2010 at 1:10 am
Dear Lorraine.
I clearly recall hearing Dean WItzburg speaking fondly of you on my BU interview day years ago, and was quite saddened to hear about this most recent news. Please know that there are many med students pulling for you… My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
chava chapman
posted on January 21, 2010 at 5:15 pm
To Bob and Lorraine;
Best wishes for a full recovery.
Your love for each other will keep you strong to get through this time.
Thinking of you both
Chava Chapman
Amy Grove
posted on January 21, 2010 at 11:45 pm
To the Witzburg family – Let me echo Jessica’s comment that the med student body was collectively heartbroken to hear the news about your illness. I think everyone who matriculates to BUSM has heard Dean Witzburg speak about his beloved family at some point. Our thoughts and prayers are with you – we’re all pulling for you!
Alison Goldin
posted on January 22, 2010 at 8:32 pm
Dear Witzburgs,
I am sending a constant stream of positive vibes your way. While I am away from BMC on January 25th, I have already registered for the bone marrow registry and am awaiting my swab in the mail. You are truly an inspiring family (each and every one of you)! I am confident in a swift recovery. Please, if you need anything, don’t hesitate to call on me. I think the world of all of you.
Love,
Ali Goldin
Joanna Ng
posted on January 23, 2010 at 4:13 am
To the Witburg family:
I have had the pleasure of working with Bob for the past 4 years and have known him to be one of the most dedicated and hard-working individuals I have known at BU. As my classmates have often said, he is “the reason they chose BU,” and I can only imagine the inspiration he gains from you all. My family has experienced a recent loss, so from the bottom of our hearts, please know that you and your family are in my thoughts.
Hillary Tompkins
posted on January 24, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Dear Witzburg Family,
Dr. Witzburg always made it evident how important his family is to him. I am keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers, wishing Lorraine a full recovery.
Lucas Thornblade
posted on January 24, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Dear Lorraine and Bob:
I wish you the best in this difficult time. You should be proud that your beloved BU has brought together so many people toward finding a donor match.
All my best.
Sheilah Bernard
posted on January 24, 2010 at 7:15 pm
Dear Bob and Lorraine,
Rick and I trust that your love and strength will carry you through these very trying times. Know that you receive prayers and support from us and many others from the BMC and DS community. Our thoughts go out to you and your family during this difficult period.
MaryAnn Wilbur
posted on January 24, 2010 at 8:45 pm
For all of the bad stuff that these times can bring, they also expose much of the good in others. People that you don’t even know are praying for you! I have never met Lorraine, but anyone who loves and is loved so much by Bob Witzburg is surely a wonderful person. I think often about both of you and your daughters. I pray for wellness and peace for your family.
Fondly,
MaryAnn Wilbur
mary hopkins
posted on January 25, 2010 at 9:06 am
Dear Lorraine and Bob,
When you get to our age and if your don’t already know it, it is the relationships in life that give meaning to it. Having observed you over the years, it has been immensely clear that you both share a love and caring that is life sustaining.
Lorraine, your illness should not happen to anyone, least of all someone of your kindness, warmth, and genuine joy for living.
You are in my thoughts.
Sarah Fallas
posted on January 25, 2010 at 11:21 am
Dear Lorraine and Bob,
I think of you and pray for you often. Having family and friends at this time is so very important and wonderful.
I want to share a short story I hope will bring you hope.
My dad was diagnosed with Leukemia on Good Friday, April 1980. He want through a very difficult time with his treatments. He was cured of his Leukemia and lived until 2003. In those years that he called “a gift” he welcomed 5 additional grandchildren and a greatgrandchild into his life. Our family considers this our miracle.
This is what I pray happens for you and your family.
Sarah Fallas
Kirsten and Simon Levy
posted on January 25, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Dear Lorraine and Bob:
We wish you all the best in this difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Your strength and love for each other will get you through this.
Sophia, Kyra, Alyssa and Nick Hill
posted on February 1, 2010 at 1:10 am
Dear Lorraine-
We recently became aware of your illness and send all of our love and best wishes. You were one of the most wonderful, inspiring and influential teachers and we feel confident that you will overcome this and hope that you will be back teaching soon. Or thoughts are with you.
Chris Blackburn
posted on February 7, 2010 at 8:20 pm
Witzburgs,
It has been a few years since I’ve left the BUSM community and worked with Dr. Witzburg. Even so, I am saddened to hear of the challenge facing you, such a wonderful family. I send wishes for strength, peace, and, most of all, health.
Chris Blackburn
Rachel Stein
posted on February 11, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Dear Witzburg family,
I am so, so sorry to hear of Lorraine’s illness. Bob, you have always been here to support and inspire me and so many medical students (I will never forget the day you told us that being a doctor is being a revolutionary), and I only wish there was more that I could do. Thank you for being a model of such incredible strength and compassion. You are in my heart and in my prayers.
All my best,
Rachel Stein
Aditi Ananth
posted on February 15, 2010 at 4:12 pm
I’m sorry to hear this and wish you a smooth ride through the transplant process. Stay strong and fight hard and keep smiling. Nothing is impossible in this world!
I am already registered – and heard the BM drive last month was a great success. Awesome!!! Sending good spirits & prayers your way…
Nancy Levy
posted on February 16, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Lorraine,
Barry and I just received word of your illness. Know that we are holding you, Bobby, Anne-Marie, and Debby in our hearts during this difficult time. If it is okay with you, I would like to ride the Pan Mass Challenge in your honor. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Nancy Levy
Zaiga Alksnitis
posted on February 27, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Dear Mrs. Witzburg,
You were my French teacher at D-S a million years ago, and I always considered you one of my favorites. 🙂 You have always been a strong and positive person, and I pray that will see you through your illness. Just remember to never feel guilty though, when you experience days when you feel weak and frustrated. It’s clear you are loved by a vast community of friends, family and colleagues. I add my love and prayers to those already expressed. 🙂
Love,
Zaiga Alksnitis
D-S Class of ’93
Danny Simon
posted on November 23, 2023 at 1:12 am
32 Comments
Jason Leung posted on January 13, 2010 at 2:43 pm
My best wishes go out to the Witzburg family, and I hope you have a quick and healthy recovery.
Barry M. Manuel posted on January 14, 2010 at 11:01 am
Bob,
I shall never forget the time during your interview for the position of Associate Dean for Admiision and I asked you for the one thing, not present in your CV, that you felt was important for our committee to know. Your response, “I have the most wonderful wife and marriage that anyone could possibly have” touched me (and Pat when I shared it) deeply.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Lorraine.
Pat and Barry
Lina Nazartchouk posted on January 14, 2010 at 11:31 am
Dear Bob and Lorraine, it was so inspiring to read the wonderful story of your love for each other and your family. I wish you all the best as you pass through this difficult time.
Dan Hall posted on January 15, 2010 at 8:38 am
Lorraine, you will be constantly in our thoughts and prayers. Your warm and welcoming spirit has truly touched many and we are surley not alone in wishing you the best during what must be a difficult time for you and your family. With Love
Dan and Jocelyn
Douglas V. Faller posted on January 15, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Dear Bob,
I am so sorry to hear of Lorraine’s illness. Susan’s and my thoughts and prayers are with you both.
Please let us know if there is anything we can do.
Doug Faller and Susan Perrine
Peter and Cindy Bergethon posted on January 15, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Bob and Lorraine,
Cindy and I stand by to help and support both of you and family if there is anything that we can do. Cindy, Kristin and I will all join the bone marrow drive in the hope that this will help as well.
Peter and CIndy
Rob Bouchie posted on January 15, 2010 at 4:13 pm
My entire congregation on Sunday will have a matched donor within our prayers. I’ve spoken to many colleagues about the registry (as I’m a long time registrant), and I’m certain the 25th will be a special day for us all. All our best, ~Rob
Glenn Barest posted on January 15, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Dear Bob and Lorraine,
I’m already in the registry.
I look forward to hearing news of a positive match for you and for better things to come in the near future.
Please let me know if I can be helpful with any other kind of support.
Chris Odell posted on January 16, 2010 at 11:54 am
I am so sorry, but I hope that I can help. I have blood type B+. If that is the right blood type, I will return to the hospital after my overnight shift for bone marrow registration. If not, I will make a donation for you.
The Bionic Woman
Ben and Jane Siegel posted on January 18, 2010 at 8:20 am
Jane and I send our love. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Please let us know how we can be helpful
Ben and Jane Siegel
Anna Fitzgerald posted on January 18, 2010 at 8:29 pm
Thinking of you all. Bob and Lorraine have been inspirational to me since I attended a picnic at your home when I was a BCH intern way back in 1992. Thanks for sharing your family’s story.
Pushkar Mehra posted on January 18, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Hi Lorraine,
I hope that you feel better soon. Although I do not know you personally, I can only imagine how great a person you must be sine you have inspired Bob a medical practitioner and educator whom all of us have the utmost respect for at BU/BMC. My family and myself have you in our prayers and thoughts continuously and wish that you continue to improve daily
Sara Nadelman posted on January 20, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Dear Witzburgs,
I wish you all strength in what must be an incredibly challenging time. It is clear your love for each other will get you through this.
I am a marrow registrant and I pray you find a match and make a quick recovery.
Jessica Dunn posted on January 21, 2010 at 1:10 am
Dear Lorraine.
I clearly recall hearing Dean WItzburg speaking fondly of you on my BU interview day years ago, and was quite saddened to hear about this most recent news. Please know that there are many med students pulling for you… My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
chava chapman posted on January 21, 2010 at 5:15 pm
To Bob and Lorraine;
Best wishes for a full recovery.
Your love for each other will keep you strong to get through this time.
Thinking of you both
Chava Chapman
Amy Grove posted on January 21, 2010 at 11:45 pm
To the Witzburg family – Let me echo Jessica’s comment that the med student body was collectively heartbroken to hear the news about your illness. I think everyone who matriculates to BUSM has heard Dean Witzburg speak about his beloved family at some point. Our thoughts and prayers are with you – we’re all pulling for you!
Alison Goldin posted on January 22, 2010 at 8:32 pm
Dear Witzburgs,
I am sending a constant stream of positive vibes your way. While I am away from BMC on January 25th, I have already registered for the bone marrow registry and am awaiting my swab in the mail. You are truly an inspiring family (each and every one of you)! I am confident in a swift recovery. Please, if you need anything, don’t hesitate to call on me. I think the world of all of you.
Love,
Ali Goldin
Joanna Ng posted on January 23, 2010 at 4:13 am
To the Witburg family:
I have had the pleasure of working with Bob for the past 4 years and have known him to be one of the most dedicated and hard-working individuals I have known at BU. As my classmates have often said, he is “the reason they chose BU,” and I can only imagine the inspiration he gains from you all. My family has experienced a recent loss, so from the bottom of our hearts, please know that you and your family are in my thoughts.
Hillary Tompkins posted on January 24, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Dear Witzburg Family,
Dr. Witzburg always made it evident how important his family is to him. I am keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers, wishing Lorraine a full recovery.
Lucas Thornblade posted on January 24, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Dear Lorraine and Bob:
I wish you the best in this difficult time. You should be proud that your beloved BU has brought together so many people toward finding a donor match.
All my best.
Sheilah Bernard posted on January 24, 2010 at 7:15 pm
Dear Bob and Lorraine,
Rick and I trust that your love and strength will carry you through these very trying times. Know that you receive prayers and support from us and many others from the BMC and DS community. Our thoughts go out to you and your family during this difficult period.
MaryAnn Wilbur posted on January 24, 2010 at 8:45 pm
For all of the bad stuff that these times can bring, they also expose much of the good in others. People that you don’t even know are praying for you! I have never met Lorraine, but anyone who loves and is loved so much by Bob Witzburg is surely a wonderful person. I think often about both of you and your daughters. I pray for wellness and peace for your family.
Fondly,
MaryAnn Wilbur
mary hopkins posted on January 25, 2010 at 9:06 am
Dear Lorraine and Bob,
When you get to our age and if your don’t already know it, it is the relationships in life that give meaning to it. Having observed you over the years, it has been immensely clear that you both share a love and caring that is life sustaining.
Lorraine, your illness should not happen to anyone, least of all someone of your kindness, warmth, and genuine joy for living.
You are in my thoughts.
Sarah Fallas posted on January 25, 2010 at 11:21 am
Dear Lorraine and Bob,
I think of you and pray for you often. Having family and friends at this time is so very important and wonderful.
I want to share a short story I hope will bring you hope.
My dad was diagnosed with Leukemia on Good Friday, April 1980. He want through a very difficult time with his treatments. He was cured of his Leukemia and lived until 2003. In those years that he called “a gift” he welcomed 5 additional grandchildren and a greatgrandchild into his life. Our family considers this our miracle.
This is what I pray happens for you and your family.
Sarah Fallas
Kirsten and Simon Levy posted on January 25, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Dear Lorraine and Bob:
We wish you all the best in this difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Your strength and love for each other will get you through this.
Sophia, Kyra, Alyssa and Nick Hill posted on February 1, 2010 at 1:10 am
Dear Lorraine-
We recently became aware of your illness and send all of our love and best wishes. You were one of the most wonderful, inspiring and influential teachers and we feel confident that you will overcome this and hope that you will be back teaching soon. Or thoughts are with you.
Chris Blackburn posted on February 7, 2010 at 8:20 pm
Witzburgs,
It has been a few years since I’ve left the BUSM community and worked with Dr. Witzburg. Even so, I am saddened to hear of the challenge facing you, such a wonderful family. I send wishes for strength, peace, and, most of all, health.
Chris Blackburn
Rachel Stein posted on February 11, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Dear Witzburg family,
I am so, so sorry to hear of Lorraine’s illness. Bob, you have always been here to support and inspire me and so many medical students (I will never forget the day you told us that being a doctor is being a revolutionary), and I only wish there was more that I could do. Thank you for being a model of such incredible strength and compassion. You are in my heart and in my prayers.
All my best,
Rachel Stein
Aditi Ananth posted on February 15, 2010 at 4:12 pm
I’m sorry to hear this and wish you a smooth ride through the transplant process. Stay strong and fight hard and keep smiling. Nothing is impossible in this world!
I am already registered – and heard the BM drive last month was a great success. Awesome!!! Sending good spirits & prayers your way…
Nancy Levy posted on February 16, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Lorraine,
Barry and I just received word of your illness. Know that we are holding you, Bobby, Anne-Marie, and Debby in our hearts during this difficult time. If it is okay with you, I would like to ride the Pan Mass Challenge in your honor. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Nancy Levy
Zaiga Alksnitis posted on February 27, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Dear Mrs. Witzburg,
You were my French teacher at D-S a million years ago, and I always considered you one of my favorites. 🙂 You have always been a strong and positive person, and I pray that will see you through your illness. Just remember to never feel guilty though, when you experience days when you feel weak and frustrated. It’s clear you are loved by a vast community of friends, family and colleagues. I add my love and prayers to those already expressed. 🙂
Love,
Zaiga Alksnitis
D-S Class of ’93
Danny Simon posted on November 23, 2023 at 1:12 am
Wish you all the best..
Danny