I was born with hypogammaglobulinemia, which is a primary immune deficiency of the main antibody defense against bacteria. Treatment of my immune deficiency involves antibody replacement therapy which I get every day and is made possible by plasma... Read 

Hi, my name is Joan. January this year I was pregnant with my 5 th child but we didnt know. I was at work and I wasn't feeling well. 15 minutes later I didn't remember leaving work. Fort Edward Rescue Squad was called. By the time I got to the... Read 

In October of 1997, I was in labor with my second child. I had a natural birth, then there was a problem. The placenta would not detach. I was hemorrhaging out. The last thing I remember is signing a paper for a hysterectomy. When I woke up three... Read 

February 14, 2008, I suffered a thoracic aneurysm as I was getting out of bed that morning. A 911 call was made and by luck a Sarasota Fire Department EMS crew was 4 doors away helping a neighbor. I was rushed to Doctors Hospital where Dr. John Puleo... Read 

On June 8, 1996, my (now ex-)husband and I met some friends at Pickwick Lake - we had plans to camp on an island and the men were going to fish. It was after dark before Kenneth and I got there, and Denny picked us up in his boat. On the way back to... Read