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| 1991 |
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Born in Texas on January 19, 1991. |
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| October 2002 |
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Routine Doctor Check-Up - Anemia! Hemoglobin 8.8. Don't worry too much, her white count is normal...which means no leukemia. |
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| May 2003 |
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Bone Marrow Biopsy done - Anemia not improving. Abnormal Bone Marrow discovered - Diagnosis - Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Must have blood tests every month to monitor progression.
Mia was tired easily, but tried to maintain a normal life. |
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| January 2005 |
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Blood counts no longer stable. A viral infection crashed her hemoglobin to 6.2 - She receives her first transfusion of red blood cells. She is never able to stop them....she needs them every 2-3 weeks. |
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| August 2005 |
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She doesn't want to live like this anymore...with transfusions every 2 weeks. Not to mention, her bone marrow is now producing blasts which means Leukemia is brewing....the worst kind. Acute Myelogenous Leukemia with Myelodyplastic Syndrome preceding........there is no cure. A bone marrow transplant is the only hope. |
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| September 2005 |
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First transplant failed to engraft and Mia endured another one which included radiation and massive amounts of chemotherapy. She was very sick and almost died from liver failure.....but she survived. |
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| December 2005 |
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We made it 100 days.....thought we were homefree with minimal Graft Vs Host disease.....we will win!!!! |
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| Jan 2006 - Aug 2006 |
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Pain - Stomach ulcers - Morphine - Colonoscopy's - weight loss - steroids - atrophy - debilitation - emaciation |
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| 2006 |
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Passed away on August 05, 2006 at the age of 15.
Free at last my angel.....I'm so sorry. |
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