TRALI - A Reaction to Transfusion

I had my second reaction with this blood transfusion, it was stopped short after my first unit of blood during my #234 transfusion. The doctors called it a TRALI - Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury. It's very rare, the doctor only had seen one other reaction like this before in a cancer patient. Of course I get a reaction like this, how annoying.  If all goes well during my upcoming Bone Marrow Transplant, I won't have to worry about reactions anymore! (Please see my instagram and scroll back to April of 2022 for more information.)

Mia's 165 - Reaction

Mia had to cut short her 165th transfusion due to her very

first reaction to a blood product. 

This has NEVER happened before...

so it was a shock and a little scary to say the least. 

She received her first unit just fine,

but as the other unit started...a little bit after that her

eyes got swollen and it looked like hives.

It started in her right eye and then moved to the left.

So sorry Mia.

We knew this could happen but didn't really expect it to.

No pics!

We were able to donate a bunch of toys to the hospital from Dad's

flag football tournament...so that was awesome!

Mia you are the bravest girl in the whole wide world that

I know. You must be strong because God gives his toughest battles

to His strongest soldiers.