Transplant day.

Sweet Anna the 10 year old trooper

who I have blogged about a few times

over the last week, is having her bone

marrow transplant today.

She is very ill today from the irradiation

and chemotherapy that is needed to get ready

for the precious marrow of a perfect stranger.

Kuddos to the stranger who matched this child.

Kuddos to all the people who joined the marrow

bank so as to see if they were a match for Anna.

I wanted to join the bank but because I had cancer

in the past, I was not able to join the ranks.

Seems silly to me, but I guess they can't take any chances

when going through such a detailed process.

Today will be the first day of the rest of Anna's life.

Yet her road will be long, her road will be painful.

In the end, she will be a survivor and live to tell her

story, to make a difference in the world.

I will wear my BANANAS FOR ANNA

bracelet today and every day until

Anna is home with her family where every

10 year old child belongs.