Your Kind hearts Make Me Hopeful

For the past weeks, I had cough and colds. My doctor changed my antibiotic from tavanic to azithromycine. I stopped cyclosporine for the moment. I don't have colds anymore but I still have cough but Maybe it's because of the change of weather every now and then. I just take strepsils because sometimes, I can't stop coughing and strepsils help relieve it.

I have continuous bleeding. I had CBC last week and the result is:

Platelets - 5

Hemoglobin - 8

I didn't need transfusion since I wasn't having profuse bleeding. Just a little gum bleeding and also spotting. I still get tired easily and just stay at home most of the times. I can't even do the groceries with my mom anymore because I easily get tired. It's a lot better now with my mom since now she understands that I always feel tired and it's not because I am being lazy.

I've had a discussion in an online aplastic anemia group about how they felt when people misunderstand what Aplastic Anemia is, and it really is hard to explain especially with their misconceptions about AA. It will really take time to understand what this illness is but we don't have to explain it to everyone or make everyone understand because those who care will take their time to understand this to be able to understand us and those who just wants to help but don't have the time to know what AA is, it's really up to them because not everyone has the time to understand everybody, right? At least, they have the heart to give their help and reach out to thise who are need.

Anyway, the simplest explanation is that Aplastic anemia is Bone Marrow (Organ) Failure (pancytopenia). I will post cartoons that may help others understand AA and hope it may help us raise awareness about my illness.

Have been praying a lot more lately and received a lot of help from people here in Jeddah with very good and generous hearts. Thank you very much for all the prayers and financial help. I couldn't help but thank God for everything everyday and every moment because in His goodness, many people are willing to help us raise funds for my treatment.

I am still asking for your help in prayers and for financial help, also.

Here is the link for gofundme.com for any donation to raise 3-4 million Philippine pesos:

https://www.gofundme.com/uud7ukr7

My bank account in the Philippines is:

Bank of the Philippine Islands

San Lazaro, Manila

Account #: 9769-1401-71

Account name: Karen Claire Celestino

For blood donations because of my frequent transfusions, please comment below or email me @ karen_608@yahoo.com or text 09273618598. If you are experienced already and is willing to donate, please go to University of Sto. Tomas Hospital blood bank and register your donation under my name Karen Claire Celestino. Aside from financial loans, we also have blood loans and we need to replace the bags I have used. I still need 10 and more people just to fill it in so when I go back to the Philippines and need transfusion again especially after our flight, we would be given blood. Please do help me in this, too.

Thank you for giving a little of your time to read and share this post. Thank you for all donations and prayers. With all of you, my hope to live a longer life is lit up.

All is for God's greater glory! 😊 Please do share this so more people will be aware of this rare and fatal illness called Aplastic Anemia aka Bone Marrow Failure. God bless us all!