When Jill got cancer the second time the doctors decided to do a bone marrow transplant. Before the transplant was even done Jill and I were very excited because this meant another chance at conquering the cancer. The transplant was done on September 10, 1992. It was one of the best feelings in the world being able to help in such a big way. Jennifer, age 17 Bone marrow transplantation is a procedure used as supportive treatment for some children and teenagers with leukemia, lymphoma or solid tumours.
Bone marrow is the spongy, red tissue in the centre of bones.
It is where blood cells are formed from very young cells called stem cells . Intensive chemotherapy can injure the bone marrow, leaving it permanently unable to make blood cells. A bone marrow transplant restores the bone marrow. Bone marrow is collected by a process called harvesting . Usually bone marrow is removed from the hip bones, where there is an abundance of stem cells.