A folk icon, Mary Travers is facing imminent surgery for a bone marrow transplant to fight leukemia. Mary is long known for her affiliation with Peter Yarrow, and Noel Paul Stookey; otherwise know as Peter, Paul and Mary (PP&M).

On December 7, 2004, a press release announced Mary's medical condition. It stated that she and her medical team were optimistic that the prescribed course of chemotherapy would put the disease in remission. Unfortunately, the treatment failed and in February, 2005 a call for marrow doners was placed on the trio's web site.

Yesterday, in conjunction with a press release, Mary posted a commentary of the site's home page, stating that an acceptable ( 9pts out of 10) donor had been located. According to Traver's publicist, Heather Lylis, the surgery will be scheduled soon. The donor search was conducted through the National Marrow Donor Program.

PP&M has survived through 44 years of transformation in the music industry. Their self-titled album debuted in 1963 amid chaotic cultural changes. Their music spoke to a generation charged with political activism. But, the music has been timeless and in the ensuing 44 years, the group has been honored with five grammy awards and has produced many gold and platinum albums. The trio is best known for its commitment to singing about the current social and political climate of our times bridging three generations. Stylistically they have remained true to their mission of urban folk tradition with a sense of responsibility toward activism. Their message has been intended to stir emotions and bring about awareness toward the cause.

The trio continues to actively tour and record, however, since the announcement of Mary's health concerns have been made public, all tour dates scheduled for the spring of 2005 have been cancelled.

Let all of us who have grown up with the sounds of PP&M, take a moment to reflect on Mary and wish her complete healing.