Well today we (Mom, Dad, Katie, Jenn and I) met with Dr. Vance at Baylor Dallas to discuss what to expect with the bone marrow transplant. Dr. Vance was very informative and very nice. He would like to see Katie complete 4-6 rounds of chemo before transplant. I don't know how they will decide between 4 & 6 but probably transplant around March. Today they also tested me to see if I was a match for transplant. They only wanted to test full siblings today...so that was me. I guess the test is very specific and anybody other that full siblings have just as much a change as any stranger. If I am not a match I am sure they will test all other family members while looking at the national registry at the same time. I am very nervous awaiting the results. I really hope I am a match! It will take 7-10 business days to find out. Please pray I am a match! I did find it interesting that blood type does not matter at all. If you find a stranger that is a match, you would take on their blood type. Also if it is a male donor, Katie would then have male chromosomes. So if they tested her DNA it would look like she is a male. Very interesting to me! This stuff is crazy!
Kim - I will continue praying for Katie. This is all so unbelievable. I pray that you are a match! I hope that she remains in high spirits. I'm SO glad she has you and the family swarming her with love right now!
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