Patient Stories
I have been a regular platelet donor for about 17 years following my sister’s diagnosis and subsequent death from leukemia. Two of my young grandchildren Kate and Will Boggan (siblings 4 & 6) both had successful bone marrow transplants within their first year of life.
Being a platelet donor is just one small way that I can give back in memory of my sister and in honor of the two selfless bone marrow donors who saved my grandchildren’s lives.
At two years old, Dikari Joseph began to exhibit symptoms like poor appetite, vomiting and lethargy. At a visit to the ER, he was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease, a hereditary disorder that causes abnormally-shaped red blood cells. These ‘sickle cells’ can block...
At only ten years old, complications from Sickle Cell Disease caused Sharee Greene to have a stroke. Her mother rushed her to the hospital where doctors discovered she was in need of a blood transfusion. Persistent seizures meant frequent hospitalizations for Sharee,...
Soon after Kayla Ann Jernigan was born, she was diagnosed with sickle cell disease (SCD), a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormally shaped red blood cells cause blockages in the blood vessels. In addition to complications like fatigue, infections and organ...
