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Bone Marrow Transplant
Asked by K.M. from Portland
on February 4, 2009
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Hi. My 4.5 year old is in need of a bone marrow transplant soon and I was wondering if anyone had gone through this with a child before. Thanks for any insight.
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- Your family and daughter are in my thoughts and prayers. I can not imagine what you are going through. A.
- My brother had one and he is now doing great. I will be tested to be a donor where can I sign up?
- My name is K. and I'm a nurse at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA). If your child is a patient at Childrens hospital you may already be aware of the SCCA since o...
Sister-in-law Will Be in Hospital for 1 Month and Won't Be Able to See Her Kids.
Asked by M.R. from Kansas City
on November 16, 2010
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My sister-in-law will be getting a stem cell transplant right after Thanksgiving and will be in the hospital for 30 days. She won't be able to see her kids (age 7, 4,...
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- Wow, that is really tough. Is there any way they can see her through a window at the hospital, but not break the sterile boundary? Her older two kids need simple hon...
- Ugh, that sucks! Maybe she can write them a note for every day and then they can chat about it that night? Maybe she can video tape herself reading the kids thei...
- Wow, this brings back memories....I had a stem cell transplant almost 8 years ago and was in the hospital over the holidays as well. My kids were very little (3 1/2 an...
Doing the "Right" Thing -- Health Care Question
Asked by ☆.A. from Pittsburgh
on February 15, 2012
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I've posted before about my friend & coworker of 25+ years who was diagnosed last Nov. with leukemia.
She has paid for health care for over 25 years for herself, her ...
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- From the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Article 25. (1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself ...
- This happened to my parents in 2000. My father was diagnosed with terminal small cell cancer and his health insurance company (Aetna) dumped him two months later. He ...
- I believe she can probably file for "cobra" health benefits from her job. It is very expensive but she can remain insured for another 18 months. If she is looking at...
What Would You Do? Fundraiser Againt Your Beliefs...
Asked by S.T. from Oklahoma City
on February 7, 2011
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Ok, so my son attends a public school and they are doing a fund raising week for a child in their school district so that the child and their family can go to China an...
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- You are going to have to make so many decisions like this as your child gets older, and it gets more complicated as your child begins asking questions (and deserves ho...
- Do you know what kind of procedure it is? Is it a genetic, potentially fatal disease that our FDA doesn't have a 'cure' for yet? Or is it a family that just doesn't ...
- Just do not participate this time. No big deal.
Seeking Advice
Asked by B.F. from Phoenix
on June 2, 2009
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I am a single mother of a ten year old fantastic daughter. However I am suffering a life threating illness. I am on a transplant list and my girl is fully informed. I...
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- Hi, B. - Wishing you strength through your current ordeal, and praying for a good outcome for you. Stay positive. With regard to your daughter, I believe children f...
- Hi B., I was a single mother to a little boy when we found out that I had, have cancer, that was 16 years ago...i am still here, with my cancer! He is now grown, an...
- I just had to tell you that I will pray for you. Hang in there! I used to teach 5th grade and I would say that the abilities of the kiddos at that age to comprehen...
Cord Blood Banking - Pros and Cons
Asked by P.G. from New York
on December 4, 2010
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I will be giving birth to my twins in a few weeks and we cannot decide whether to go for cord blood storage or not. From what I've read/heard from other parents, it ma...
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- I banked both of my son's cord blood and plan on doing it for baby number three in a few months. After doing my research and talking to different doctors (none of who...
- We did it for both of our children. I hope to never use it, but if i didn't do it, I didn't want to regret it. I was once told by a nurse, it's like a life insurance p...
- I didn't do it but my son has autism and some who did bank cord blood are looking into treatments that have helped kids with disabilities. I guess the con is the cost.
Helping a 2-Year-old Remember Mama
Asked by S.S. from Oklahoma City
on March 14, 2008
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My daughter has leukemia, and is waiting to find a match on the bone marrow donor list. In the meantime, her leukemia has flared up, and she will again have to do int...
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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 ...
How to Help My Husband Deal with His Sisters Cancer
Asked by S.A. from Cheyenne
on January 22, 2010
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Once agin I turn to you wise woman to help me out with a family problem. a few years ago we where all shocked to find out that my sister-in-law has nonhodgkins Lymphom...
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- At first you wont want to talk about,because it hurts to much, but after a while try bringing up all the good things about her, the funny things. And over time you mig...
- I'm sorry to hear this. I don't know have personal experience with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. But I would suggest that you just be there for your husband. He will need ...
- I've done a lot of work with LLS, they are a tremendous organization. I'd suggest starting here: http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=4221 they can help...
Cord Blood Banking HELP!
Asked by K.W. from Miami
on May 20, 2009
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This is my "last chance" for cord blood banking. I have researched all the big guys and some of he little ones - I just need some anecdotal advice. Anyone out there ...
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- I used CBR for both of my sons. I have great experiences both times.
- Hi Kim, We bank our daughters blood cord cells thru CBR and so far the experience has been great! They keep you up to date on any new details, via newsletters, phon...
- I would absolutely go with ViaCord. I did a lot of research on cord blood banking when I was choosing it for the birth of my son 2 yrs ago and found that ViaCord is th...
Baby with One Kidney
Asked by J.B. from Allentown
on January 16, 2007
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My friend just found out that their baby (fetus) only has one kidney.The baby is at 20weeks gestation. What I wanted to find out was, is there anyone out there who has...
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- Hi Jamie my brother too only has one kidney.Hes 34
- I have family members who have 1 kidney, the problems for this family member arised when he was an adult. diet will help but if not caught it could lead to having dial...
- They probably did an amniocentesis because some conditions give rise to having one kidney, and sometimes it's just a very common birth defect with no other problems. Y...
