We tweeted about this a while ago, and this was awesome to see in my inbox!
Kimberly Esposito sent a message to the members of Jen’s Team ….. The Esposito Family and Friends.
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Subject: Wonderful News
We are happy to announce that a bone marrow donor has been found on the registry for Jen!!! We found out recently there is a man that is a perfect 10 out of 10 match for Jen, and he has generously agreed to undergo the surgery to give her his bone marrow. It is amazing to think that there is a person somewhere in the world that is a more perfect match for Jen than her own sisters, and that he is willing to literally give Jen the gift of life. It truly is a miracle. We wish we could hug him right now and express to him how lucky we are that he has answered all of our prayers. Unfortunately we cannot learn the identity of the donor until one year after the transplant, so we must wait.
Our new member of the family, whom we have decided to name “Fred” for the next year of anonymity, has to go through a physical examination in the upcoming weeks to ensure he is okay for the donation, and then should be undergoing the surgery on November 17th.
For Jen to prepare for the transplant, she will be going into Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center on November 9th to begin her intensive chemotherapy and total body radiation so that her body can accept the transplant. Once she receives the bone marrow, she will be in the hospital for approximately 4-6 weeks while it grows inside of her and hopefully cure her of leukemia.
Once Jen goes into Sloane-Kettering on November 9th, we will be sending out information on how to get blood and platelet donations to her which will definitely be needed! They will be taking donations at the Sloane-Kettering Blood Bank located in the hospital. I will let you all know as soon as the information is available.
Please continue to keep good thoughts and prayers for Jen in the upcoming weeks and please offer a prayer to our donor “Fred” for his generous gift.
Thanks to all of you for your love and support throughout all of this.
All our love,
Kim & The Esposito Family