My PICC Line

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

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Entries Tagged ‘Lynn Treadwell’

Ethnic minorities and the National Donor Program

Jan.06, 2010 in Personal, healthcare

The video above highlights 6 year old Hispanic boy Antonio Rieder’s pursuit of a suitable match for the bone marrow transplant he needs. Taylor Matt, a teenager from New York who has also struggled to find a match through the registry because he is a quarter Native American. These stories are not uncommon among ethnic [...]

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Reader’s Questions: Tracking your kit

Sep.21, 2009 in Questions

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’m going to hop up on the soap box here for a second. [...]

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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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