If there's any possibilty for enlightenment, it's right now, not at some future time. Now is the time.

I made it to Seattle where I have my initial consultation at the Fred Hutchinson Center this morning. They expect it to b a 5 hr interview! Yesterday when I arrived I met with Dr. Chan, a Chinese doctor and natropath who used to work at the Fred Hutchinson Center. He was the first person to explain to me what's going on: in short a combination of poor genetics, a too strong immune system due to my healthy habits and exposure to Hep A all combined to make me a 1:2 million candidate for rapid onset aplastic anemia. He's very practical.... he told me to ask to be admitted to the hospital today, a necessary component to protect me from infection with my 0.0 immunity, told me to keep taking the antibiotics, emphasized that survival is the number one component here, and gave me a myriad of good questions to ask while educating myself re the disease. Because he lives in BC and is not licensed here, I will only be able to see him occasionally....he drove all the way from Vancouver
yesterday just to see me.

Let's hope the hospital and my insurance company will do the right thing and admit me soon!

Hope u all r well!

Love,
Karen

If there's any possibility for enlightenment, it's right now, not at some future time. Now is the time.
Pema Chodron