In my official role as Debbie Downer, I want to say that -- at least as far as I know -- there is no scientific evidence that anything we eat or drink can change our platelet count.

To anyone considering trying supplements or special diets: Only do so with your oncologist's careful monitoring, as garyr443 is doing with his cranberry juice experiment.

With ET, our bone marrow churns out extra, abnormal platelets every single day, because (unless we're triple-negative) of a mutation in the proteins that control blood production.

How could eating or drinking something undo a molecular mutation?

Our mysterious, poorly-understood cancer makes us feel desperate sometimes, especially when we have other health issues too. Please: proceed with caution.

And please share what you learn and experience! That helps all of us. Who knows where the cure for ET will be found?