My PICC Line

My personal journey, with aplastic anemia, through the healthcare industry

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Entries Tagged ‘John Sheehan’

Thanks to all

Jul.16, 2009 in Updates

Just finished up a third round of ATG treatment at 8 a.m., no reactions, one more to go…
For reasons I cannot justifiy I haven’t done this yet, but thank you to everyone. For the cards, e-mails, letters, cheek swabs, cookies, blood donations, drop-in visits and everything else I’m forgetting. Your altruism continues to inspire and sustain me throughout [...]

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Platelets and the chances of my brother being a match

Jul.08, 2009 in Personal

I ended up needing a blood transfusion today, just a single unit of platelets– those little, sticky blood cells that help stop bleeding. The lifespan of platelets range from six to ten days, the shortest second shortest of the the blood cell line (which also includes red and white blood cells, which have the shortest lifespan 1-2 days) so the transfusion—even [...]

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I'm Matt Sheehan. In July 2009, I learned that I was suffering from a disease called aplastic anemia. What exactly caused it I may never know. What I do know is that for the next few years, I will endure thousands of hospital hours and the bureaucracy and confusion of the U.S. health care industry. I'd like to share my story. Please come back often.

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