Monday, October 17, 2011
Ashley isn't a Match for Tracy
Oct. 17, 2011 --Ashley's Gift of Life
About 1 pm yesterday afternoon, we received a phone call from family friends tell us that their daughter Ashley was in Ft. Worth Harris Hospital on life support after suffering a blood clot in her brain.
Later in the day the decision was made by the Ashley`s family to donate her organs to those families waiting on the transplant list. Ashley is still on Life Support awaiting the donation of her organs.
The family has directed that Tracy be placed first on the list for the Kidney/Pancreas transplant.
That being said, there are a lot of things that must go right for Tracy to receive this life changing gift.
First Ashley must be blood type O and last night we found out that she is....first step complete.
Second, we are waiting on a phone call this morning from Baylor Dallas for Tracy to go in and give blood to perform the cross match with Ashley blood. If the cross match is good then Tracy would receive her Transplant a Baylor Ft. Worth.
Since Tracy has had a transplant before and 16 blood transfusions. she is at 99% antibodies and a match will be hard to get. However, it not impossible.
Tracy and I are cautiously optimistic that this will be the "Gift Of Life" that we have been waiting for.
If you believe in the power of prayer, I would ask of you to say a prayer for Tracy and Ashley and her family during this stressful time.
Ashley is 22 years old and a new mother to a 4 month old baby girl.
Through this tragedy 22-27 family will receive the Gift of Life by receiving the organs that they need to for their self or family member. This is truly a unselfish act by the Vann family to donate Ashley organs.
I will keep you posted on details as I know them. We are just waiting on the call to tell us to make our way to Dallas for Tracy to give blood.