Blood Transfusion #194

Not much to say ... Mia took a great Benadryl nap all morning.

Mia and her nurse Miss Christine share a birthday.

It was always meant to be that she was our nurse!

What a special bond to have someone care for you for over

17 years...it's amazing!

If you would like to donate to Mia’s teen project to go towards gift cards 

For teens ... you can click the link below.

Thank you so much! 

https://www.paypal.me/miasmarrow

Cardinals 50/50 Raffle for Be The Match

Mia and family was asked to help with the 50/50 Raffle 

for Be The Match at one of the preseason Cardinals game.

We had SO much fun!

Mia and her sister helped with selling the raffle tickets.

They also got some sweet seats and were able to watch the

Cardinals warm up.

We helped to raise about $23,000. for patients like Mia who need 

a bone marrow transplant for a cure.

#193 Blood Transfusion

Today we had 2 IV's running...one for blood and one

for desferral which rids the body of the extra iron 

it gets during transfusions. We are always trying to help her

heart and liver not to be overloaded with iron.

It causes death.

So 2 IV's today it is!

Blood Transfusion #192

Attention all fellow human beings...

there is a shortage of blood on the shelves for patients

like Mia who REQUIRE it to live.

PLEASE help donate blood if you are able to.

She is literally holding her life in her hands every time

you take the time to simply donate.

If you are blood type: 0 - we need you!

We loved visiting with the future Dr. Chris Beann 

when he was doing rotations at Cardon Children’s!! 

Remember to donate blood! 

#191

I love having my dad with me at the hospital!

Face timing Lucy in France makes any 

hospital day better! 

Feeling better after blood transfusion #191!

#190

If you’ve taken the time to donate blood I could honestly never thank you enough. Mia wouldn’t be here without you and I’m blessed to watch Mia simply live her life and experience all the things that life has to offer. We’ve recently had a bump in the road with Mia’s health, specifically her iron counts. If you didn’t know, the blood transfusions that SAVE her life every 3 weeks (just had #190 today!) overloads her heart & liver with iron which is deadly. How ‘IRONic’ that the blood which helps her stay alive slowly builds up the iron on her organs, they call it a silent killer. Unfortunately since last year her iron counts have doubled. That’s bad. So if you are able to pray for Miss Mia that would be so appreciated! (Mia needs to stay on top of taking that medicine too.) We’ll see what her levels are at her next MRI probably this winter. Mia you are the bravest girl ever, I know I’ll never be as strong as you are. God gives His hardest battles to His strongest soldiers! #donateblood @miasmarrow

Transfusion #189

Mia has been super sick with a pesky virus.

On top of low blood counts, see girl.

No matter what she is always smiling!