What were Dans symptoms?
Bone marrow is a spongy tissue found inside bones. Bone marrow contains blood stem cells (different than the stem cells that are in the news). Blood stem cells produce the blood for your body – red cells, white cells and platelets. In my case of the disease, my bone marrow stem cells are not making enough red blood cells and white blood cells. Since red blood cells carry oxygen to all parts of your body, I ran out of energy with just the slightest bit of exertion. I had to receive frequent red blood cell transfusions in order to maintain a “normal” life style. My low white blood cell count was also very low. White blood cells fight off infection, so I was very susceptible to illness and infection. Because of this, I had to stay away from crowds of people and avoid anyone with any illness or persons that have been in contact with sick people.
