...say one for my daughter.
She's been in the ICU for nine days now. Diagnosed with a very rare blood disease known as TTP. Cause unknown. Basically, the body starts attacking its own platelets and red blood cells. The debris from the destruction of the blood components clogs up the smaller blood vessels. Kidneys are the first to go if left untreated. Treatment is done by daily plasma exchanges, a process where the patient's blood is removed and sent through a machine that separates the platelets and red blood cells from the plasma. Plasma is discarded and then fresh donor plasma is combined with the patient's platelets and red blood cells and put back in her body.
She's maintaining for now with the treatments, but not progressing as fast as the doctors would like to see. Platelets are at around 49,000.
Say a prayer for her platelet count to rise and stay above 100,000. 150,000 to 200,000 is normal.
Thanks,
Bob
She's been in the ICU for nine days now. Diagnosed with a very rare blood disease known as TTP. Cause unknown. Basically, the body starts attacking its own platelets and red blood cells. The debris from the destruction of the blood components clogs up the smaller blood vessels. Kidneys are the first to go if left untreated. Treatment is done by daily plasma exchanges, a process where the patient's blood is removed and sent through a machine that separates the platelets and red blood cells from the plasma. Plasma is discarded and then fresh donor plasma is combined with the patient's platelets and red blood cells and put back in her body.
She's maintaining for now with the treatments, but not progressing as fast as the doctors would like to see. Platelets are at around 49,000.
Say a prayer for her platelet count to rise and stay above 100,000. 150,000 to 200,000 is normal.
Thanks,
Bob
