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		<title>Platelets, what the hell are they?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Matthew Sheehan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Platelets look weird. A bag ranges from yellow(like the unit I received shown above) to orange and has a glow&#8212;think Gatorade or radioactive comic goo. And I&#8217;m not the only one who doesn&#8217;t trust the sight of them, I often catch other patients looking at the bag, then back at the attending nurse, then back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader&#8217;s Questions:Females donating platelets</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Sheehan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last few months people have asked me about donating platelets&#8211;the portion of blood responsible for forming clots.  Some people, particularly women, have reported issues with donating platelets because of potential harm to recipients. When a good friend of mine was told a few weeks ago she could not donate, she decided to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader&#8217;s Questions: Tracking your kit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Sheehan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of my friends and family members have joined the national bone marrow registry since all this happened. Some were motivated by the global impact of the gesture, others were hoping to help me in particular; either way the act is noteworthy. I&#8217;m going to hop up on the soap box here for a second. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader&#8217;s Questions:hardest adjustment with aplastic anemia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Sheehan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: I was diagnosed with aplastic anemia two years ago, and have struggled with some of the adjustments. What has been the hardest adjustment for you to cope with? What do you do to deal with it? There isn&#8217;t a particular aspect of aplastic anemia(AA) that jumps out at me as the  absolute worst. Many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader&#8217;s Questions: How long are college graduates covered by their parents&#8217; health insurance?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Sheehan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Questions column will appear weekly on myPICCLine.com. You are invited to submit questions here. Q: I recently graduated college and other young people am struggling to find a job. At what point does health insurance from my mother&#8217;s employer lapse? What can I do now if it has lapsed? As a full-time college student, [...]]]></description>
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