<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> Hi Liza we have never "spoken" but i read your entry re the eval and my heart goes out to you and yours. I have two daughters Kari 26, and Holli 20, and they both have cf. kari has had TWO tx's so far and i know it sounds crazy but we are desperate to get her a third or we will lose her before too long. I know, a THIRD? thats not possible is it? thats crazy right? NO not when the first two were "botched" in our opinion and if it means her staying here for awhile to be with her 5 year old daughter. anyway, sorry about going off on a tangent. I really wanted to say that in MY opinion having gone thru this TWICE in three years, and I know many will disagree, but I think your daughter is in the perfect shape for the tx, NOW! I will NEVER understand this business of being "too well" for the tx! For the love of GOD! BOTH times they had to wait til karis pft's were like 26 or whatever they were and she was NEAR DEATH both times, and then blamed the complications on the fact that she was so weak?! HELLO!!! I am sorry but common sense tells us that if a person has a progressive fatal disease and that NOTHING short of a heavenly miracle is going to change that fact that they are getting worse every day, that maybe the person has a BETTER chance of surviving the inevitable while they are still somewhat strong and don't weigh 90 lbs soaking wet? I am really sorry to sound so angry but I am. And I really would hate to see your girl go through what kari has. I really feel for your family and I remember all too well being in the place you are now. I just wish they would wake up and smell the coffee so to speak, and transplant earlier because undoubtedly in the near future they will realize (hopefully) that waiting until the pft's are in the 20's is not such a good idea. I wish you and your daughter all the luck in the world and will say some prayers for you.
Lisa