Comments on: A Gift of Love, the Gift of Life: An Enduring Sibling Connection

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:02:38 +0000

Have faith and believe!! Our prayers are with you and your family!! God Bless!!

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:21:54 +0000

What a Marvalous God we have!!!! God Bless you and your family, and Viacord for the awsome job they do!! Best wishes to you all!! You will be in my prayers!!

By: sanjay

sanjay — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:32:27 +0000

I wish him all the best!!
We had some what similar situation. But we had only one son, and so went with the option of getting a match for our son using IVF (Test tube baby) and PGD (Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis) which tells you if the embryo is a match or not.
We finally had a daughter few months back who is a full match for our son, and he will be undergoing Cord Blood Transplant in Jan 2010.

By: Selina

Selina — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:49:24 +0000

Wishing Nick the best, I hope everything stays well for him and keep enjoying life!

By: Regina

Regina — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:07:16 +0000

I as so happy that this story has had a positive ending. I wish both Nick and Brayden long and healthy lives. Always remember the special bond you have.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:21:11 +0000

Good Bless! What an amazing gift to give! This should encourage more & more people to bank! We did! Cord blood helped my best friend live longer! Keeping passing the word & educating people!

By: Grateful Mom in Cincinnati

Grateful Mom in Cincinnati — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:15:32 +0000

We had a very similar situation with our then 2-yr old daughter. Because her leukemia was very rare, her only treatment option was a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately my unborn baby was not a match for her and neither were her two other siblings. However, we were able to use an unrelated cord blood that had been donated. Today our daughter is a healthy 5 year old! Although our baby’s cord blood wasn’t a match for our daughter, it is a perfect match for our other two kids. We are grateful for the sibling connection which helped us store our cord blood – although we hope we never need to use it!

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:37:51 +0000

Best wishes to Nick with his new found health and with his first year of school!