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Re: Urgent call for bone marrow donors
« Reply #30 on: April 09, 2012, 07:53:01 PM »


Heres a recent article from Leigh/Andrews home town area newspaper..
Im sooo chuffed for them.. As she says tho now the worrying starts for Aillidh and  the whole procedure etc... Thoughts n prayers are with them.

http://www.cowalcourier.com/two-rays-of-hope-for-little-aillidh/


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Re: Urgent call for bone marrow donors
« Reply #31 on: June 27, 2012, 10:05:58 PM »
News from Leigh on Aillidh:

'She's worsened much. Feverish and vomitting and passing horrible poos. Struggling awfully. Fluid bolus and after that she will go onto a ventilator. We are quite concerned she will not survive this. Getting granulocytes around 6PM.'

Please send all your thoughts and love to this wee lassie.
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Re: Urgent call for bone marrow donors
« Reply #32 on: June 27, 2012, 10:09:59 PM »
Sending my prayers.
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Re: Urgent call for bone marrow donors
« Reply #33 on: June 28, 2012, 12:04:34 AM »
oh I am sorry to hear this news. Best wishes for Aillidh.


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Re: Urgent call for bone marrow donors
« Reply #34 on: June 28, 2012, 10:57:26 AM »
Having been through it myself, I feel a huge connection with her, and I'm almost at a loss to express the empathy I feel for her right now.
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Re: Urgent call for bone marrow donors
« Reply #35 on: July 03, 2012, 08:05:27 PM »
Thinking about the whole family. Hugs for Leigh, Aillidh and family.


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Re: Urgent call for bone marrow donors
« Reply #36 on: July 05, 2012, 04:14:53 PM »
Update from Leigh...they have called a Priest in to give Aillidh Last Rites..poor wee one isn't expected to fight on much longer...she had a pulminary hemorrhage yesterday during her pyshio....please keep Leigh and Andrew in your thoughts and prayers...


My heart goes out to them.... :\\\'(




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Re: Urgent call for bone marrow donors
« Reply #37 on: July 05, 2012, 04:50:50 PM »
I am just so sad. Tears are just dripping down my face
 All my thoughts to them.
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Re: Urgent call for bone marrow donors
« Reply #38 on: July 06, 2012, 02:12:08 AM »
Update from Leigh...they have called a Priest in to give Aillidh Last Rites..poor wee one isn't expected to fight on much longer...she had a pulminary hemorrhage yesterday during her pyshio....please keep Leigh and Andrew in your thoughts and prayers...


My heart goes out to them.... :\\\'(

I just said a prayer for the family.  I don't know what to say, except that I'm so sorry they are going through such a terrible thing. 


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Re: Urgent call for bone marrow donors
« Reply #39 on: July 07, 2012, 11:03:58 PM »
I had no idea there was any connection with this family to UK Yankee. I reposted from another friend's post the FB link and I have been now been following it closely the past two days. Knowing it's an expat makes my heart break for them even more. I cannot get over the bravery of this little girl and her family and its so hard even attempting to empathise what they must be feeling with all of these ups and downs the last 48 hours.

All I can pray is that in one way or another, God helps them find peace in all of this.

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Re: Urgent call for bone marrow donors
« Reply #40 on: July 08, 2012, 01:35:16 AM »
I'm afraid Aillidh lost her battle this evening and died around 11:30. It's absolutely heartbreaking. Sending Leigh and her family love during this terrible time for them.
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Re: Urgent call for bone marrow donors
« Reply #41 on: July 08, 2012, 01:54:04 AM »
I am so sorry.  I hope that someone who knows Leigh and the family better than I do can kindly convey my deepest sympathies.  I am a mother and cannot imagine losing a child. 


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Re: Urgent call for bone marrow donors
« Reply #42 on: July 08, 2012, 02:18:25 AM »
Thanks for the update, C. I saw on FB that she was making good progress today and I was praying for a miracle for her. So sad....  :\\\'(


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Re: Urgent call for bone marrow donors
« Reply #43 on: July 08, 2012, 08:54:01 AM »
It's absolutely tragic. I can't even imagine what Leigh and Andrew are feeling right now.  :\\\'(
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Re: Urgent call for bone marrow donors
« Reply #44 on: July 08, 2012, 09:14:34 AM »
I am so so so so gutted for them. Horrible. Truly horrible.  Aillidh was a unique soul and Leigh and family have been so amazing through it all.  Horrible. 
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