She underwent a 28 day regimen of Chemotherapy and a subsequent 5 day course but it was determined that her best chance was with a Bone Marrow Transplant. Making the decision about a bone marrow transplant was not easy, but we decided to go ahead and we were fortunate enough to find multiple unrelated donors.

The actual date of her transplant was July 16, 1998 at Children's Hospital in Boston. She had some allergic reactions to some antibiotics but all went fairly smooth. She later developed some Graft versus host disease, and even after her initial discharge spent some short stays in the hospital. All appeared to be going well except for some minor issues, but early in February (1999) we were told that her leukemia had returned and there was nothing that could be done. She was given one week to 6 months and we were truly devastated. One week later, on February 16th with many of her loved ones at her side, Erica passed away.

Erica was truly a gift to us and she touched many lives. She was always laughing and smiling and throughout all that she endured she managed to make others smile. The things that she enjoyed most in life was playing with her sister Stephanie and watching Tele-Tubbies and Barney. Stephanie knows that Erica is an Angel in Heaven and she is always watching over her, but she still misses her everyday and so do we.

Glenn, Cheryl and Stephanie