[Terry74]

I apologize in advance if this has been asked somewhere already. My mother died last month due to MDS. She did have AML at the end but got it into remission. She was 67 and at a healthy weight, active, non-smoker or drinker. Her end game was supposed to be a STC, she was in the process of looking for a donor (no siblings). I guess I'm just wondering why the stem cell transplant wasn't an option upon initial diagnosis or after the disease progressed? Is it common to wait until it progressed to AML? Having to knock the AML into remission before the transplant seems like so much more risky than just doing it before the diagnosis of AML. She had MDS for a couple of years before it turned into AML. I have tried Googling it for an answer but can't find anything. I just want to know why they didn't offer the STC sooner? I don't know where else to turn for an answer or opinion on this. Thanks in advance.