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Hi,

We just found the site and wanted to introduce ourselves and our daughter Lillie's story. Lillie started having abnormal/excessive bruising about 2 months ago. After a few episodes of noticing Lillie being more pale than usual, and at the prompting of a relative, we decided to let the Dr check her out. After one brief Dr. visit, a quick visit to the lab for blood work, a scary & unexpected 3 day hospital stay for extensive testing and two bone marrow biopsy's later, we fast forward 3 weeks and here we are on January 30, 2008 with the final diagnosis that our 8 yr old Lillie has AA. We meet with the Drs. tomorrow to discuss her diagnosis and treatment plans, including testing for our other 3 children as possible BMT matches. We're riding the wave of emotions that come along with understanding AA and how we will deal with it.

We look forward to sharing & learning more from everyone on the forum.
Many Thanks in Advance
Robbie & Vickie Inks
St. Louis, MO