Dear Liesel,
Thank you for checking in with us and your very compassionate and correct advice that the transplant itself is not really the main event--it is the care immediately afterwards that is so crucial.
I posted the news of Nina's passing to the Marrowforums community (see
Nina's other thread), but I neglected to recognize you for being her donor and giving her the chance to find health again. I wouldn't be here if it weren't for my donor, so your gift to Nina is particularly meaningful for me.
I'm sorry not to have had the chance to meet your sister in person. I felt like I knew her a bit from the emails we exchanged. She was a lovely lady.
With sympathy,
Ruth Cuadra