And he said, "You know, the immune system is good at detecting invaders, bacteria coming from outside, but when it's your own tissue that you've grown, it's a whole different thing." And I went through a mental exercise, actually, because I started a patient support community of my own on a website, and one of my friends — one of my relatives, actually — said, "Look, Dave, who grew this thing?
Él me dijo: "Sabes que el sistema inmunológico es eficaz para detectar invasores; bacterias que vienen del exterior, pero si son tus propios tejidos en crecimiento, la cosa es muy distinta". Hice un ejercicio mental e inicié por mi cuenta, una comunidad de apoyo para pacientes en una página web.