Asking for your blessings and prayers!

My son has a disease called Fanconi's Anemia. It's a disease that results in bone marrow failure at a very young age. We've know this was coming since the time he was born, but the time has finally come. He and my wife are leaving for the University of Minnesota on the 6th. He will be getting blood test and other things for a couple weeks. Cause I can only afford a month of leave I won't be arriving until 2 days before chemo and radiation start. This happens to be two days before Thanksgiving. He will receive the transplant on November 30th. I will be able to stay 3 weeks longer but my son and wife will have to stay 100 days longer. During this whole time he will be isolated to his hospital room. We lucked out and were able to convince our insurance to let us have the transplant in Minnesota. The alternative they offered was a hospital in LA that has a 70% survival rate out of a total of 12 patients ever. Where we are going has a 92% survival rate out of a 150+ patients per year. So at this point all I ask for are your prayers, your well wishing a and your blessings! I also ask that if you can get on the bone marrow list so you can help people like my son, please do. Thank you.
My son with his sister!
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That sucks man. I hope everything goes well for him though!

Best of luck to your son. Keep being strong and you'll get through it. Those are some good odds there. Blessed be and I wish you and your son well.

Aww. He's so cute! I hope the transplant goes well and he has a quick and easy recovery. My thoughts go out to you and your family <3 Please keep us updated!

I can't even begin to imagine what you and your family are going through but my thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.

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I hope all goes well! I can't even imagine what your going through. Sending prayers your way!

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My thoughts are with you and your family, I wish you all the luck in the world and hope the training of the medical staff will increase the odds in your favor!

Our thoughts and prayers our with you and your family. Stay strong

Wow, I couldn't even imagine.... I really hope things turn out for the best. What is required of marrow donors? I will keep your family in my thoughts and prayers. Please keep us updated.

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May you and your family find peace in the midst of this storm.

Your son and your family will be in my prayers.

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Best of luck to your darling son. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family in this difficult time!

Good luck to you, your family, and your son. I will be sending many, many good thoughts your way.

Positive on its way to you.

I did chemo and a bone marrow transplant last year. My little mantra isn't really child appropriate, grow you little mother....ers grow, but the image of little machines making new little machines that would then go to work keeping me healthy, nanites sort of, was one I used a lot. If he's old enough, maybe something like that'll help him out too. Attitude is REALLY important.

Don't give up and don't give in.

Your children are beautiful. Best wishes for an excellent outcome - my thoughts are with you and your family.

Beautiful children! Heartfelt best wishes for a positive outcome.

My prayers are with you and your family. I know what your feeling. My oldest who just turned 3 on the 17 got spinal meningitis when he was 4 weeks old. All i can tell you is to stay positive. And i will keep him in my prayers. God bless

I am not a religious man but I hope your son the best.

My birthday is November 30th I will make sure I think of him when I blow out my candles.

god has blessed you with a great insurance company and it will lead to things going smoothly the odds are on your side! good luck

Are you active duty military? If so, can you not get con leave once you run out of regular leave to go be with your son? Or is the month of leave already con leave? I'm so sorry tohear about this, and while I am a non-believer and won't be sending up any prayers know that I am hoping for the best outcome for you and your family. I have two sons, 4 and 6, and your son looks just like my nephew when he was younger. Best of luck and kick this thing in the ass!