tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10729800.post113086751100936559..comments2023-10-18T20:19:34.717-04:00Comments on Poetic Acceptance: WaitingErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383001784323104995noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10729800.post-1130917504417134752005-11-02T02:45:00.000-05:002005-11-02T02:45:00.000-05:00Definitely follow up on that cord blood lead. We ...Definitely follow up on that cord blood lead. We didn't do it with Bella because we didn't even know it existed in time to make arrangements, but the company we were quoted wasn't quite as high as you mention. It's a good thought, anyway. It's a morbid question, and I'm sorry, but--how much time would he have with no transplant?ninjapoodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10322256509244988323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10729800.post-1130902207565630092005-11-01T22:30:00.000-05:002005-11-01T22:30:00.000-05:00Erin, Now is the time to practice positive thinkin...Erin, <BR/><BR/>Now is the time to practice positive thinking. Write yourself some cues and review them several times during the day. One such cue is: WE WILL FIND A MATCH!Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573890783110046304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10729800.post-1130879108983925132005-11-01T16:05:00.000-05:002005-11-01T16:05:00.000-05:00yeah, (for personal/family use) private collectio...yeah, (for personal/family use) private collection fee is around $2k, the storage fee is $150-$250 a year, plus the ob/gyn charges to 'harvest' the cord/blood, which is something like $150 - all of which is free if you're donating to a bank.<BR/><BR/>With it being free to donate, I can't imagine why everyone doesn't donate it, but then I'm a firm believer in organ donation too, and tried to Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06383001784323104995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10729800.post-1130878095864275182005-11-01T15:48:00.000-05:002005-11-01T15:48:00.000-05:00Yeah, it's disgusting, the fees for any sort of me...Yeah, it's disgusting, the fees for any sort of medical treatment. You'd think that they'd be interested in saving lives since, if all the patients die, then there's no one left to treat. <BR/><BR/> I know the cord blood is expensive, but I can't imagine that a bone marrow transplant is much less. I know that if I had chosen to have Jonas's blood stored it would have come to something like $200 Mommyleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791423485316355896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10729800.post-1130874306083711932005-11-01T14:45:00.000-05:002005-11-01T14:45:00.000-05:00I've done a little bit of preliminary research on ...I've done a little bit of preliminary research on this since we found out about the transplant. I'm not sure how it all works, to be honest, or whether there's much chance that the baby's cord blood would match. I'm going to have them ask their Dr, mostly because all the information I've found is either so vague it's useless, or so intensely full of medical terminology that I have no idea what itErinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06383001784323104995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10729800.post-1130873006732480122005-11-01T14:23:00.000-05:002005-11-01T14:23:00.000-05:00http://www.wndu.com/news/mommo/122004/mommo_39206....http://www.wndu.com/news/mommo/122004/mommo_39206.phpMommyleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791423485316355896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10729800.post-1130872920980976392005-11-01T14:22:00.000-05:002005-11-01T14:22:00.000-05:00Hey E, a thought just occurred to me... what about...Hey E, a thought just occurred to me... what about cord blood? Isn't that used to treat diseases like Luekemia? Aren't you just about ready to pop? It's a shot in the dark, but I know that even if you can't use your own cord blood, there are cord blood banks out there. <BR/><BR/> Wishing your family the best of luck, and lots of strenght.Mommyleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791423485316355896noreply@blogger.com