Welcome to Dianna's webpage.

It has been provided to keep friends and family updated on her life with Fanconi anemia (FA).

Dianna was diagnosed with FA in April 1998.

FA causes aplastic anemia (bone marrow failure), as well as many different types of cancers.

She had a few of the obvious signs of FA: missing both thumbs, deaf in her right ear, very small for her age, and had corrective surgery at birth on her intestines.

Dianna had a sibling donor bone marrow transplant at Medical City Dallas, TX.

Transplant date: October 1, 2008

Dianna went to heaven September 1, 2009

HOME:
126 Edgewood Dr.
Lewisville, TX 75067
Phone #: 972-436-4816

Normal Blood Count Range:
White blood count: (normal 4.5-13.5)
Red blood count: (normal 4.0-5.20)
HGB: (normal 11.5-15.5)
Platelets: (normal 140-440)
ABS NEUT#: (normal 1.50-6.50)

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Day + 174

MONDAY-- Dianna had surgery to remove her port...
The surgery was to begin between 2:00pm- 4:00pm, but the surgeon had an emergency-
so Dianna was pushed back to 7:00pm.
The surgeon said the procedure went well-
He removed Dianna's port and inserted a temporary central line on her shoulder.
TUESDAY-- Dianna is very sore, but had a pretty good day.
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Sunday, March 22, 2009

Day + 172

Dianna is BACK in the hospital. :-(
Medical City Dallas-- Room # 610
She was admitted on Friday afternoon...
(March 20th- Day + 170)
Friday- Dianna was running a fever of 102.
The doctors ordered many tests to try to find the cause of the fever.
Today, Sunday- the doctor came in and said Dianna would need to have her Port removed...
they found that she has a yeast infection in her port. :-(
(This is something that can happen due to the immune suppression drugs that Dianna is having to take due to the transplant.)
*PLEASE PRAY that the surgery goes smoothly tomorrow. THANK YOU!
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Monday, March 16, 2009

Dianna's HOME!


(Sorry that I have not updated lately- trying to get in a routine at HOME.) :-)

**E-mail to friends from Daddy Bret...
This e-mail passes along good news, at 2:10PM yesterday (Tuesday March 3, 2009) Dianna rolled out of Medical City Dallas (rolled down to the car in a wagon).

Picture attached.

Got her home late yesterday afternoon, this experience was reminiscent of bringing new babies home for the first day, every twitch, noise, or action warranted analysis, but we got through the night and mama got some well deserved rest in her own bed.

We will be on a rigid schedule of follow up visits, enough medications to stock our own pharmacy and twice daily blood pressure checks, but that beats being in the hospital hands down.

Once again I pass along thanks to the huge number of family members and friends that kept up the prayers and positive thoughts, your love and support played a large roll in keeping us going and we thank you.

I am sure Nanette will put some news on the blog as time goes on and Dianna gets her strength back so keep looking for updates.

Bret L. Foster
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