transplant/gvhd

[madubois63]

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/girl-dies-hours-after-transplant/20071221155609990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

This article is about a young woman that just died because the insurance company would not pay for a liver transplant after a bone marrow transplant for leukemia. Her liver shut down most likely because of graft verses host disease like I experienced this past June/July. I was very lucky in that the ATG (horse serum) I received worked in curing my liver. The article does not mention if they tried any of the liver treatments that are available or if they went straight for transplant. When I was sick, a transplant was discussed, but I was pretty much told no one would touch me because of the breast cancer (even though I was in remission). My odds of making it were pretty slim.

I am not sure why I am posting this. I guess I just need to vent a little. Part of me is asking myself why this young strong woman didn't make it and I did after so many treatments/chemo. I am also so pissed off about the fact that an insurance company made the decision on how she was to be treated. Something needs to be done about that!!! I hope her family is able to make a murder charge stick and that they win a huge amount of money so that maybe things will change in the future.