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Family health situation My cousin's

Family health situation
My cousin's baby has something called Diamond Blackfan Anemia. It's very rare (about 400 worldwide). The anemia may respond to steroid therapy, but he may need either infusions of red blood cells every few weeks, or worst case scenario a bone marrow transplant. I called to make an appointment to get tested and listed on the National Marrow Donor Program, but it costs $65 to be tested. Crap. I can't afford $65. I can hope that my cousin's insurance would cover the cost of my testing if the doctors call for family testing later on.

In other family news, my grandmother has finally been diagnosed. She had been pretty sick before Christmas, and she's finally been diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer's. Oy.