As I start hearing the words “bone marrow transplant” more and more, I also hear more and more ignorance as to what it actually means to be a bone marrow donor. The following information was collected directly from marrow.org, the National Marrow Donor Program website and my own personal experience undergoing a bone marrow biopsy [...]
The woman in front of me was looked like a scrapped sausage casing full of bones, her skin had lost color, her eyes had lost flicker. Here she was, not in a bed but one of the hospital’s billing department offices being grilled. Over and over she would tell the man at the desk that [...]
A PICC Line is inserted into those of us who will be receiving intravenous treatment, whether it be blood transfusions, antibiotics , or chemotherapy. When compiling the worst activities to do with a PICC line there were a few prerequisites. It had to be a specific activity; simply stating don’t Pull the PICC line or [...]
It’s been 47 days since I went to the emergency room, 44 days since I was diagnosed with aplastic anemia. There have been adjustments, giving up old habits and taking up new ones. Here’s five lifestyle adjustments underwent over the past month and few weeks.
1. The low microbial diet. The diet is the opposite of [...]
The few luxuries associated with and extended stay in the hospital —room service, clean socks, constant attention—are a steep price to pay for a draining, stressful, and tense experience. Below is a list of five ways to ensure a patient’s hospital stay is at the very least tolerable.
A warning ahead of time, this account stems [...]
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