Saving Katie

SHORTLY AFTER THE BIRTH OF THEIR DAUGHTER KATIE, Steve and Stacy Trebing encountered

every parent's worst nightmare: the discovery that their child had a devastating disease. Diagnosed

with Diamond Blackfan anemia (DBA), a rare bone marrow affl iction, Katie would have

to bear a lifetime of monthly transfusions and daily injections unless she underwent a risky bone

marrow transplant from a genetic match.

But even if the Trebings were willing to take that risk, how would they ever fi nd the right donor?

The only option seemed to be to have another child, one genetically chosen to be that

perfect match.

Steve Trebing's emotional-and ultimately uplift ing-memoir describes what it was like to

care for Katie, and to ultimately reach the decision to have another child, a savior sibling for

their precious daughter.