I feel so helpless, my mum was told a few months ago that she would have to have a bone marrow transplant to cure a very rare blood disorder she has called aplastic anaemia and I have just discovered that I cannot donate my bone marrow even if I was a match (I had skin cancer many years ago and this apparantly rules me out). I knew it was a long shot anyway but I kind of imagined that I would be a match and I could help her to cure herself of this disorder but now I feel useless, I wish there was something I could do!
Has anyone else any experience of bone marrow transplants or aplastic anaemia? How long did the patient have to wait for a donor to be found and what was the outcome?
Thanks