Tatiana Maria Manatu Vaitai just turned 2 this past February 8th. She's a bright, funny, loving and tremendously strong little girl. She was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) May 16th, 2007. She was in the hospital for nearly 3 months upon diagnosis due to complications brought on by chemotherapy and a compromised immune system. Needless to say, we brought our daughter home August 6th, 2007. She began to receive chemo as an out patient for the next 4 months but to our great sadness, Tatiana relapsed December 20th, 2007.
We are blessed to say that now she is once again in remission! Her doctors unfortunately feel that if we just continue with only chemotherapy, than the Leukemia will come back and may be harder to treat the next time around. Our only option now is to undergo a bone marrow transplant.
Baby Tatiana is of Tongan descent and the donor banks are seriously lacking the reservoir needed to help not only Baby Tatiana, but also any other Polynesian child that may be afflicted with various genetic diseases. Baby Tatiana has a chance and that chance lies within the Asian Pacific Island Community. This is our first attempt to hold a drive, so any advertisement will help us. Please help get the word out. Please help Baby Tatiana.
If you would like more information on Tatiana and how you can help, please contact:.
Marian at mvaitai@sbcglobal.net. Heilala at missheilala1@hotmail.com
Dear Little Princess Tatiana, How are you? I hear you are progressing very well. Is there something that Auntie can send you to snack on when Folau comes in August 29th? What is your favorite food, or snack? Hope all is well with you and your transplant. Love, Auntie Lini.
Hey Tatianna i hope all is going well for you please stay healthy and take care the lord is with you and your family i hope every thing pulls through the way you want it too love you aunty peti
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Yayeeeeeeee! Heard baby Tatiana got her match! She is truely blessed w/ people who love and adore her so much! Much love to her families, friends and those who helped pull through!
Hi Everyone! This is Maina, Tatiana's mom. For every single person who has donated, helped spread the word and have prayed for our little girl, I want to say THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart! Everything that we have been thru and are about to undergo has been made bearable thru all of your love and support! "Thank you" is all I have to offer, as small as it seems, "Thank you, Malo aupito, Malo, Gracias, and Thank you again!
First of all I would love to give thanks to God, because without him nothing in this world would be possible.
Second, I would like to give thanks to Maina and Inga for spreading the word. Thank you for opening our eyes to something us Tongans know very little about, especially those who aren't familiar about being a donor!
Last, I like to give thanks to everyone who has supported this movement not only for baby Natu, but for all those kids who have yet to find a match!!!!
TATiANA is BUT ANOTHER ANGEL AMONG US!! SHEz ALWAyz IN OUR PRAyERz!! OFA LAHi ATU tO yU AND yUR FAMiLiA!! TEAM TATiANA iS WUT iT iZ!!! UMAz tO TATiANAz HOPE!!!
Thank you fr the friend request . Im just blessed to be Tatianas friend. I'll always keep you in prayers. If ther'e anything I can do Pls feel free to drop me a line.
Tatian's Hope is a Prayer Answered. You are a miracle to have lived this far. Thanks for everyone's prayers, love and support shown to my Grand-Niece. Love, Tolini
hEy jus wantEd ta cm by and say "THANK YOU!" for thE friEnd rEquEst and ta show mah lovE and support! i'll bE surE ta kEEp Tatiana and hEr family in mah prayErs! takE carE and ofa atu
The pleasure is all mine. Thank you for the request. i sure pray and hope that baby tatiana will have a life and no longer pain. much love ya and cha blessss.........
thanx for the add! Now I know we aint met yet, but we are definate family though, mah Grandma on mah dads side she's a Vaitai so I know whus up! God bless her heart she's so gorgeous it runs in the family. It's good to finally meet yall! I hope the family is all good though, but much ofas to the baby as well as the family, take care.
My love to you and your family. I'll be there on March 29 and gather some others to come along and to spread the word. In the meanwhile, Tatiana shall be in my prayers.
hey there! thanks for your response! I posted a bulletin and sent the word out so hopefully that helps a tad bit. If it's anything that I have a weakness for, it's [[children]] and Tatiana is a bundle of joy. I see the next drive is in Orange County and that's perfect cuz I live in Orange County=) Our Lord works in mysterious ways and he never fails! My prayers are with you Tatiana! L0o0ove y0o0o much sweetheart and continue t0 smile!=) .:!*~one love~*!:.
dearest Tatiana and family....hope all is well...know that all will be alright.....we pray for u day and night and know that the lord will bless u with good health..love always auntie maryanne
