Michelle,
I suggest that you contact the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation and get their
free booklet named
Your Guide to Understanding Aplastic Anemia to share with your family. It's an excellent overview of the disease and its treatments. You can also
phone the Foundation to ask questions. You can connect with other people facing similar situations here at Marrowforums or by taking advantage of the Foundation's
Peer Support Network.
Children tend to have excellent responses to the treatments Karenish mentioned. Nobody wants to go through medical treatments but most kids take it in stride and go right back to being kids. Aplastic anemia is rare but Ruby Jo might like to know that Eleanor Roosevelt had the same disease she does. Back then, doctors didn't know how to cure it or treat it effectively. Now they do.