David has been in remission from Castleman for more than six years.

大卫的卡斯特曼病情已经缓解了六年多的时间。

First described in 1954, Castleman presents partly like an autoimmune condition and partly like cancer.

淋巴结增生症首次出现于1954年，部分表现为自身免疫性疾病，部分表现为癌症。

David was battling Castleman disease, a rare autoimmune disorder involving immune cells attacking vital organs.

大卫当时正在与淋巴结增生症作斗争，这是一种罕见的自身免疫性疾病，患病后免疫细胞会攻击重要器官。

He also founded the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network ( CDCN ), a global initiative devoted to fighting Castleman disease.

他还创立了卡斯托曼病协作网络，这是一个致力于对抗卡斯托曼病的全球倡议。

Castleman disease struck David four more times over the next three years, with hospitalizations that ranged from weeks to months.

在接下来的三年里，大卫又四次罹患卡斯托曼病，住院时间从几周到几个月不等。

Through the CDCN , he began bringing the world's top Castleman disease researchers together for meetings in the same room.

通过卡斯托曼病协作网络，他开始召集世界顶尖的卡斯特曼疾病研究人员在同一间屋子里开会。

And he feels his suffering means something when he looks in the eyes of his patients with Castleman disease.

当他看着他的卡斯特曼病患者的眼睛时，他觉得自己的痛苦意味着什么。

Rather than hoping for the right researchers to apply for grants, they recruited the best researchers to investigate Castleman.

他们并没有期望合适的研究人员申请资助，而是招募了最好的研究人员来研究卡斯特曼疾病。

" I just wanted to be together." But in late 2013, Castleman struck again, landing David in that Arkansas hospital.

“我只想在一起。但在2013年底，卡斯特曼病再次发作，戴维去了阿肯色州的那家医院。