OK so it may have been noted by some that I drink too much coffee and talk too fast at times-sometimes this can lead to some funny stories…well what do you get when you put Blood Marrow Donor together in one word? Boner! whoops I said that to someone the other day that my son is not a viable boner! 😐
We found out that Devon is not a viable donor for Danielle and that they would be going to the registry (see BeTheMatch post from earlier) to find one. They came back the very next day to tell us they found several viable donors…over 3000 in fact! Yes over 3000! We are going to be able to very carefully select several 100 people from this list and carefully narrow them down to the absolute best donor for Danielle!
I’m told the best options are young, male and same blood type (A+) if available so they’re narrowing the results based on those. I know you’re scratching your head going “male” … what/why? We all know the females are the strongest of our breed (haha j/k) but when a woman carries a child her body develops antibodies to protect herself from the little guy which can make it a little more difficult for a donation as the person receiving it may react to those antibodies. Anyway it is quite complex and way above my medical understanding, but long story short, we can carefully select her best possible option!!
Please join BetheMatch if you haven’t already as the reason she has a chance of a cure from this disease is because someone else made that choice. If you are already on there but have moved, please contact them to update your address and contact information.
On a side note, I just found out today that we lost my Aunt Jane Burnard last night. My heart is breaking and I want to let her kids know that I am praying for you all as I know you are hurting too. She will be greatly missed.
Love you guys,
Trina