When I Was Four, My Mother Left Me Alone in a Church—Twenty Years Later She Returned Crying, “We Need You”
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Chapter 26 - WHY NOT LEO?
I asked.
“He’s her father.
Wouldn’t he be an obvious related donor?”
Rebecca explained carefully.
Leo had been tested.
So had Hannah’s mother.
There were compatibility factors beyond the simple language families use when they say:
match.
HLA profile.
Recipient antibodies.
Donor age and health.
The type of graft.
Timing.
The center had several possible options, including mismatched unrelated and related approaches.
After reviewing them, the team believed I was a strong candidate worth fully evaluating.
I was not Hannah’s only theoretical chance.
That mattered enormously.
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My mother had made me sound like the final key in a locked door.
The actual medicine contained options and uncertainty.
