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Blood and platelet donation
Hi everyone! Just wanted to share that I was really happy to see on the news the other day the need for blood and platelet donation - especially over the Christmas period. Particularly in Victoria, Australia, they said that there was a shortage of platelets. It was great that this information made it to the news, and hopefully will cause more people to think about its importance.
Well, most of my mates in particular would have had their ears pricked up - and I hope will be given to donate this Christmas! 
Have a lovely Christmas everyone. xoxo Julie
P.S. Proud to say I have donated whole blood 6 times before I got sick. Unfortunately have got heaps more back! Thanks to all donors. You're awesome. 
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Julie (38yrs); dx AA 1996 & treated w/ATG, cyclosporine & G-CSF; 2010 dx int-1 secondary MDS, low platelets, on prevention antibiotics, fevers of unknown origin, MUD found for BMT when the time is right, which is now! MDS transformed to AML after many infections.
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