When I Was Four, My Mother Left Me Alone in a Church—Twenty Years Later She Returned Crying, “We Need You”

Recipient antibodies.

Donor age and health.

The type of graft.

Timing.

The center had several possible options, including mismatched unrelated and related approaches.

After reviewing them, the team believed I was a strong candidate worth fully evaluating.

I was not Hannah’s only theoretical chance.

That mattered enormously.