Hello @nicollissa and welcome to Connect! Thank you for sharing so much with @dell060969 regarding your AML diagnosis, your words of encouragement and your willingness to answer and questions Dell has. I especially appreciated your tips on how to recognize and avoid depression while going through treatment.

@nicollissa, right off the bat you mentioned something that caught my eye, hemophilia. If you are comfortable sharing a bit more about yourself, were you born with hemophilia or were you told that because your platelets were so low that you had hemophilia like symptoms of bleeding risk? I only ask because hemophilia is a genetic disorder and believe it or not, I am actually a hemophiliac! Naturally, my ears always perk up a bit when I hear or see that words because it is a rare disease and I don't ever meet many people with hemophilia. Even if you were not diagnosed with hemophilia but experienced hemophilia like symptoms, I can certainly relate to that part of your experience.

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