@janemc Sure, leukemia may be in my future, as well. But, again, there is certainly more than one way to suppress platelet over-production and it's been found that daily use of unsweetened cranberry juice is effective in doing so. I will know for sure on July 3rd. If it turns out to do the same thing Hydroxyurea does (except for destroying my red blood cells) that will be what I prefer. You can do whatever you want to, and good luck with that, sincerely. But, if the cranberry juice does do the same thing, i.e, suppress platelet count, then it can be used to stave off leukemia, also. In fact, another of cranberry's other many benefits is protecting against cancer.