[pollyannaish]

Yes there is, no question about that. Bone marrow transplants, well painful, are very low risk to the donor.

After thinking about this though, I have come to one very clear conclusion...and only one.

I really hate it when families air their dirty laundry in public. I don't care if you are these two families...or the unfortunate Anna/Brittney/(Insert random bad actor here) trifecta. I sometimes long for the day when there was an ounce of societal decorum.

Other than that, well, I don't know the rest of the story.

[soccermom]

I agree when it comes to the Anna Nicole/ Brittany stuff. But, when it comes to a life-or-death issue, I would throw decorum out the window. The sister may very well be what stands between life and death in this case. And, while I don't believe in government intervention in such a case, there is nothing wrong with good, old-fashioned shaming now and then.