MY SON WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE APALSTIC ANEMIA  THIS LAST NOVEMBER.  PREVIOUSLY HE WAS A VERY HEALTHY YOUNG MAN, BUT SUDDENLY HE BECAME VERY SICK.  HIS BONE MARROW HAD STOPPED PRODUCING CELLS.  HE BECAME MORE SUSEPTABLE TO ILLNESS, HIS BLOOD NO LONGER CLOT, AND HE LOST ALL ENERGY AND BECAME SICKLY UNDERWEIGHT.  HE SPENT THE WINTER IN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MINNEAPOLIS; GETING COPUNTELESS TESTS, BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS, AND IMMUNOSUPRESSANT THERAPY.  IT HAS BEEN A SCARY TIME, BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO SAY THAT HE IS ON AN INCREDIBLE PATH OF RECOVERY.  THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE AMAZING, DOCTORS, NURSES, NURSES AIDES AND STAFF AT CHILDREN'S MINNESOTA.  THEY TRULY ARE ANGLES.  WE ARE HOPING TO GIVE BACK IN THIS SMALL WAY FOR ALL THAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR US, AND HOPEFULLY HELP ANOTHER CHILD WITH THEIR RECOVERY.