Testimonials
It was immensely sad to hear about Tessa's death. She was a brilliant scientist and a tremendously nice person and it has been a great privilege to know, and interact with, her. Rest in peace, Tessa.

We will never forget Tessa ! Our work is mainly on CML stem cells and on the effects of targeted drugs with the aim to cure more patients with CML. Tessa always supported our CML studies and was always a superb discussant and collaborator. In addition, Tessa was also a good heart and great personality. Our deepest sympathies go to her family and friends. We will all continue to work on CML concepts Tessa developed. And we will never forget her.

I was in the Phase 1 STI 571 (Gleevec) clinical trial at UCLA and have followed Professor Holyoake's work since the very first time I attended the ASH meeting in 2002. Hearing her speak at a session was intriguing and following her work has provided so much hope to all of us living with CML. I was hoping to thank her someday, but now it's too late. I mourn along with the rest of the CML community who are suffering this great loss of not only a brilliant scientist, but a caring and compassionate human being. My condolences to her family and all who loved her.

It is always a shock to hear about the passing of extremely talented and dedicated people. Their passing leaves a void in our lives which is not possible to fill.
Professor Tessa Holyoake was such a person and our debt of gratitude to her can only be settled by ensuring that her dedicated research is kept alive and our memory of her burning forever in our hearts as Leukemia patients.
Although I and most Leukemia patients never had the honor of meeting you personally, we realize that we are alive today because of yours and others dedication to eradicating these evil forms of Cancer.
May you Rest In Peace and your family find solace in knowing that your spot is reserved in the Archives of Medical History for eternity.
I was shocked to hear about the death and great loss of one of the world's best scientist in the CML field, Tessa Holyoake. It is so hard to believe that a person who devoted all their life to find a cure for a once deadly form of Leukemia, has lost her battle to another form of cancer. This is so unfair.
I was diagnosed with CML in February 2000 and was told I have about 3 years to live. I was lucky to get on Imatinib trial within few months, and thanks to this targeted therapy I am still alive today.
I became a very active CML advocate in my country Israel and also globally with the CML Advocates Network. I heard very early on the trials that Tessa is holding to eradicate the leukemic stem cells and find a cure for CML. Those of us who knew her and met her in scientific meetings, had the feeling that she will be the one to put the strap on the CML and find a cure. I remember her first trial of combining a GCSF with Imatinib. it made so much sense, but wasn't the solution, and many more followed.
I will never forget you Tessa talking in so many scientific meetings and working so hard for the CML patients.
rest in peace and I know you are in heaven now
When I think of Dr. Tessa Holyoake, words like brilliant, caring, compassionate, dedicated, driven, motivated, and so many more come to mind. Her contribution to the CML community and cancer research, as a whole, is nothing less than legendary.
Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends, colleagues, and everyone impacted by the loss of this amazing pioneer.
We will never forget you and are eternally grateful for all you've accomplished on our behalf.
Rest in Peace.

Our deepest sympathies go out to the family and friends of Professor Tessa Holyoake. Her dedication and devotion to her research to help leukaemia patients will never be forgotten as the results of her work have greatly improved and extended the lives of so many of us living with CML around the world, even deep down here in Africa.

How terrible and sad news that Tessa is dead. I will miss her dedicated endeavor to understand stem cells and her brilliant analytical mind. We suffer a great loss.
We must remember her great contribution and continue our strive not only to cure CML patients but also to understand how.

I am a 20-year CML survivor from Thailand.
I would like to express my deepest condolences for a big loss of Dr. Tessa's family and friends.
Living with CML now about 20 years, this is diffinitely a part of the greatest success of Dr. Tessa's research and development.
R.I.P.

I was terribly saddened when I learned about the untimely passing of Tessa Holyoake .
Tessa made very important contributions to the understanding of the nature of the CML leukemic stem cells ,and her work will help us to develop treatments leading to complete eradication of this disease ..
