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Four Year Old with Neuroblastoma
They have made great advances in cancer treatment since my brother was ... which can metastasize to other locations (primarily lymph nodes and bone marrow). ...
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- Best chance of survival- St. Judes Hospital. J., I will add you friends daughter to my prayer list. God Bless her.
- My prayers go out to your friend and their daughter. My cusin was diagnosed with this when he was 13 years old. He went through surgery to remove the tumor. He had a l...
- Neuroblastoma is not often primarily located in the brain; it is usually an abdominal tumor (adrenal) which can metastasize to other locations (primarily lymph nodes a...
Toddler Having Leg Pain
Okay, my son did have cancer, and had a limp too-BUT, the odds of you ... when they say its growing pains demand a bone marrow biopsy to make sure its ...
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- I hope it's just growing pains, but my 18 month old did the same and wound up having a broken leg. They said lots of babies get their legs in between the bars of the c...
- Hi K., I'm glad to hear that you're taking your daughter to the doctor. You need to get an informed opinion from someone who has the appropriate medical degree and ...
- K. I don't want to scare you but my now 12 year old son at the time he was 10 was complaining about knee pain. I took him to the doctor and he kept telling me he had g...
Cord Blood
... and the truth is that cord blood is a way better match than bone marrow, .... I have had two children and the oldest with brain cancer we have donated ...
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- When I was pregnant, I asked my Dr. about it. He told me that he would not recommend it unless there was a history of a disease or medical problems in my family. He ...
- It can be very expensive. However if you feel the need to do something there are places that take donated stem cells for the same reason and you don't have to pay for...
- I have had two children and the oldest with brain cancer we have donated the cord blood to banks but if would have helped my oldest son I would have kept it. So I am a...
Leukemia
I am a registered bone marrow donor. One of the guys at my work had it and we had a ... Looking for a Kid-friendly Cancer Support Group or Any Help/prayers ...
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- I encourage you to contact the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, don't know if you are in WA or OR, but both states have chapters and the website is lls.org (from there you...
- My prayers are with you and your daughter
- Dear K S My name is J. & even being through this more them once all I can say is God has a plan for all of us this just may be his way of testing your strenth & fro...
Cord Blood Banking for Stem Cells - Anyone Done It?
... his cord blood and had to find donors for either stem cells or bone marrow. ... With cancer so prevalent in our culture, we feel more comfortable having ...
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- Hi N., I did it with my son and my brother did it with his daughter (we made sure we picked different places). I would do it. Can't hurt and it doesn't cost much. ...
- Hi N., I think it is a great idea. My husband & I did it with our youngest son.When we had our firstborn I wasn't aware of it yet. There will be an annual cost (storag...
- My daughter will be 14 this year and I don't believe this was even an option back then because I know my answer then would have been the same as my answer now... DO IT...
Things to Do in the Hospital
In the next couple of months, she will be receiving a bone marrow transplant. ... (it has been 1.5yrs) and other meds, but it looks like she is cancer free! ...
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- How about getting her to make Christmas cards for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. See how many she can get made before it is time to send them out for the holidays. Or...
- i know shes 27 but theres this great coloring book in Zgalleries in the domain that really works on being creative..its hard to explain but i remember looking at it th...
- Try some good books - some geared towards her interests. Also try getting her to learn a new craft - like knitting or something and she can learn something while she i...
Helping a 2-Year-old Remember Mama
... and is waiting to find a match on the bone marrow donor list. ... I had cancer in the Tiroid, I also took alternative help that doesn't harm. ...
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- My thoughts are to make a photo book for him with pictures of his mommy and of them together. I would look through it daily and talk about mommy and how much she loves...
- Perhaps videos of your daughter might help your grandson feel more connected to his mother during her hospital stay. She could videotape little messages for him before...
- i have a few things you could try. have lots of pic. for your grandson to look at of his mom also on her good days see if she could make a video for him. she could ...
Cord Blood Banking
... for donating bone marrow because they said at BEST we would be a 50% match. ... like cancer cells themselves) and if I do ever have to deal with a blood ...
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- R., I have three boys. With the first two we asked my doctors about banking and they acted like it was a bunch of baloney. Because of the cost and their opinion we cou...
- Hi R., I went with Alphacord for both of my children and thought they were great. Their service is not expensive and there are no hidden costs. Here is their numbe...
- Hi R.. We went through CBR.........Cord Blood Registry and have had a really good experience so far. My friend told me about them and she has had no problems eithe...
Keep an Open Mind....
Oct 2, 2009 ... eggs through my angel anonymous donor I am a cancer survivor and was rendered ... Does Anyone Know Anything About Bone Marrow Donation ...
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- I put in the search "egg donation" and came up with several resources.....if you're in the Southeast Michigan area oakwood.org popped up near the top of my results. ...
- I just want to give you some advice that if you only have one ovary does not mean that you can't have children. I had an ovary removed due to a large ovarian cyst in 2...
- I have 2 healthy kids conceived by donor eggs through my angel anonymous donor. I am a cancer survivor and was rendered infertile secondary to chemotherapy. I worked...
Elephant Skin
... cancer reconstruction, etc. and I think your surgery might even be covered. If you're in the .... Does Anyone Know Anything About Bone Marrow Donation? ...
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- ok my dad lives in texas and his girl friend had the by pass surgery, well she wound up with the estra skin too, well i don't know if they do this every where but the ...
- congrats on the wieght loss!! I am fighting the same problem along with many other women. I am a 24 year old mother of 2 and after haveing my last son (9lbs 20z) he le...
