Tuesday, April 24, 2012

We have a Diagnosis! :)

I was laying on my bed praying during Morgan's nap and unexpectedly, Morgan's hematologist called.  He said he already had the results of the antibody test.  He had some excitement in his voice when he said she is positive for the antibody.  That means that her bone marrow is creating antibodies that are attacking her neutrophils.  The reason her counts are so low is that she is making neutrophils but her body is killing them off before they can mature.   It is called Autoimmune Neutropenia or Chronic BENIGN Neutropenia.  The GREAT news is that she will grow out of this by the time she is school-aged.  In the meantime, Dr. Grayson said there are some injections we can give her to help her not to get sick so much.

This is such an answer to prayer that she does not have the more serious kinds that can lead to cancer.  We have SO much to be thankful for and God has been so faithful to us!  We are also overjoyed that we do not have to do the blood draws.  We go to Temple on Friday at 10:30 to find out about the injections and to find out more about the Autoimmune Neutropenia.  We are so relieved!!!  Thank you so much for your prayers.  This is a huge weight that has been lifted off our shoulders.  We can't thank you enough for your prayers, love and support!

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