Some Starters on Team Janna

Today is Day -1 and Andy Rasmussen, Janna's oldest brother, being the lucky match for Janna's transplant, is in the hospital today to start the marrow transplant process.  It started for Andy this Sunday with daily shots in the stomach, and he had endured quite a bit of pain throughout the week as the shot concoction forced his marrow to go into overdrive and produce stem cells.  Andy is now in the hospital hooked up to a fancy machine that will filter out the stem cells from his blood and put everything else back in to his bloodstream.

They say that at times, the recipient can take on traits of the donor (hair color, blood type, etc.).  It could very well be that in a few months, Janna becomes an avid BYU football fan and has multiple strong opinions on politics.  :)

Thanks Andy!