Some background

I am a 59 year old guy who has been happily married to the same woman for almost 38 years. I have two great children who have married two great people who have given me two wonderful grand children.
Fourteen years ago my wife, Gennie, was treated for breast cancer. She had a lumpectomy followed up by chemo and radiation. It appeared she had made a complete recovery. Some years ago her oncologist started keeping a close eye on her blood counts. Three years ago Gennie came down with a very serious case of pneumonia while we were away on a boat trip to Crisfield, MD. She ended up spending the next two weeks in a hospital in Salisbury, MD. During her treatment for the pneumonia the doctors noticed her blood counts were very strange. She was instructed to follow up with her oncologist when she returned home. This was the beginning of her being diagnosed with MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome). It is believed that her bone marrow was damaged in her treatment for the cancer. This is not common but does happen. Since that time she has been treated by her local oncologist. This is a blood cancer but rather than try and explain it on here if you are interested in learning more about it just google MDS. It was just in the last two weeks that we were told she might be a good candidate for a bone marrow transplant. The only known cure for this condition. Today we met with Dr. Chung at MCV in Richmond to discuss the possibility of this course of treatment for Gennie. This is where I am going to start to blog about my involvement and in doing so also keep anyone interested up to date with her progress.