My sister-in-law (my husband’s brother’s wife) is due to have a baby girl next month. She found that they have a cord transplant program where they would store the new baby’s cord blood and would be able to make it available for transplant for Hannah if needed.
I sent my genetics doctor an email asking if this is something we should look into, and he said it probably was a good idea! We wouldn’t know if there was a match until testing can be done, but there would be a higher chance for a match than a random donor given that they would be cousins. Depending on Hannah’s diagnosis, this could be an option.
I just love that last part. Even if it doesn’t work out for some reason, what a wonderful gift my sister-in-law and brother-in-law have offered us. But gosh, if it was an option, and it could save her life, wow!!!
Little Miss Hannah 