Also, if your father donated blood frequently before his illness, then then the hemochromatosis would have not been apparent. They manage that disease with 3 - 4 blood donations per year to keep the iron down.
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Marlene, wife to John DX w/SAA April 2002, Stable partial remission; Treated with High Dose Cytoxan, Johns Hopkins, June 2002. Final phlebotomy 11/2016. As of July 2021 HGB 12.0, WBC 4.70/ANC 3.85, Plts 110K.
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