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October 9th, 2008, 10:43 PM	#41
AndrewA. Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT 8.9@78 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 1,258	Oh man just got a job..if it stays open long enough i can help some __________________ Fire it up, burn it down.

October 10th, 2008, 12:34 AM

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Again, this is unbelievable....thank you all so much. Just the gesture is touching.

I just got back from Toronto. She arrived down there at 8 am, and started her first treatment at noon. By 4 pm she had received 10 units of plasma. How many more treatments she will need depends on how her body responds. The first time this happened in 99, I think it was (my memory is crap from too much stress), she took 19 treatments. With fewer units each time.

The second time was in 02', and she responded so well she got through with 'only' 8 plasma transfusions.

The treatments are tough to watch. They hook her up to a catheter that goes 10 inches in to her main artery in her neck. Carotid artery? Can't remember. Then they pump her blood through a big apheresis machine, a centrifuge that separates the plasma out, the bad plasma that carries the antibodies that are killing her platelets. Then the fresh plasma is introduced. Almost immediately at the onset of the treatment, she gets freezing cold, becomes incoherent, starts shaking uncontrollably, and breaks out in hives and spots all over. It's pretty brutal.

Then she has to take prednisone, a steroid, to try to kick start her body in to producing platelets again. This drug has awful side effects.

Anyway, her first treatment is done. But after the treatment her right eye was drooping....probably because of spending two fucking days in emerg here at home instead of being treated immediately.

A normal platelet count in a healthy person is between 150,000 and 400,000 per mm³ (microlitre) of blood. When I took her to our emerg, by the time she was admitted, her count was 30,000. That's dangerously low.

By the time she got to Toronto this morning, her count was 8000. Eight fucking thousand.

The head hematologist at St. Michael's in Toronto told me it's a good thing she seems to have a strong system. Because a count that low could have caused organs to shut down, a major stroke, or worse.

If I wasn't so wiped out I'd be spitting mad at out local hospital here. I will be later.

Thanks again to everyone here for your prayers, pm's, and kind words. It really means a lot.

My wife is not an internet person at all. She's 46 ,so she's kind of just not in to that at all. She doesn't really get how people can get so close to someone online, but I can tell you when I told her what was going on here with my friends at MM, she was touched. And she says thank you to everyone for your prayers.

-Rick

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October 10th, 2008, 12:59 AM

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try and get some rest brother. whatever you need, we're here...

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October 10th, 2008, 01:00 AM

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Thanks dude. Just trying to wind down here. Shooting the shit with my mother who came up to be with me.

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October 10th, 2008, 05:46 AM	#45
Doc8224 N/A 4v Guru 2003 Mach 1 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: N.W. Arkansas Posts: 3,039	Still thinking about you are your family. Don't want you to go a day without knowing we all care and are thinking of you guys. __________________ *Gone To Basic Training*

October 10th, 2008, 07:12 AM	#46
her name is ponie Regular 2007 Mustang GT N/A Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pasadena CA Posts: 494	I don't really post much in the club house, I usually post in the 05+ modular section and I give out tech advice in teh 4.0 section. I don't really know many people on here but it makes me happy to know people can care so much. It feels like my local message board but a lot of you are thousands of miles away. What is the pay pal address? I will like to donate some money __________________ spendin money that I don't have to buy parts that I don't need to impress people that I don't know

October 10th, 2008, 10:19 AM	#47
JASonic Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,427	USE THIS PAYPAL FOR NOW UNTIL ZIPS GETS UP AND RUNNING JAKETG1@GMAIL.COM When ZIPS gets his available, I'll move it over. I'll cover any paypall fee's that will occur so that you can donate and not worry about paypall taking a percentage of your kindness __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeQLUyYg3EA ^^^^Ok... for a 232^^^^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah1EbIOdAZE PhotoClub Co-Founder K&N FIPK Dual Flowmasters Xcal III

October 10th, 2008, 10:38 AM

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October 10th, 2008, 10:47 AM	#49
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October 10th, 2008, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by futureMACH1racer

I set money to Onemanzu

I didnt see his paypal up so I posted mine. I'll have OMZ move it to mine so we can have one permanent spot now until ZIP starts his.

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October 10th, 2008, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenFaleen

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Thanks GF,,, its in there for him now.

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October 10th, 2008, 11:29 AM

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Thanks again everyone. I hope I at least get to meet some of you in person one day so I can buy you a beer ad shake your hand.

J, I sent my paypal out as requested. Should I put it in here?

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October 10th, 2008, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by TheUNZippee!

Thanks again everyone. I hope I at least get to meet some of you in person one day so I can buy you a beer ad shake your hand.

J, I sent my paypal out as requested. Should I put it in here?

I still plan on comming to canada sometime soon lol

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October 10th, 2008, 11:56 AM	#54
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October 10th, 2008, 01:12 PM	#55
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October 10th, 2008, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenFaleen

I still plan on comming to canada sometime soon lol

I'd be honored to meet you one day bro.

And thanks again to everyone.

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October 10th, 2008, 01:40 PM	#57
torchedmach Enthusiast 2004 F-250 PSD 1/8th 9.256 77mph Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Stafford, VA Posts: 770	i can give some im not in the best position with money but ima still give what i can and should i send it to JAsonic or is zips paypal being posted __________________ NOBAMA 08 MM Truck Crew (Founder) MM Mach 1 Crew (Founder)

October 10th, 2008, 02:44 PM	#58
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October 10th, 2008, 03:15 PM	#59
Tmac3320 Enthusiast 2000 Mustang GT Faster than white99stang Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 511	I'm in as well, as soon as i get payed again i'll paypal it over!!!! Zip I hope everythings gonna be ok for you, having friends (even ones online) help can really make a difference for someone. youre in my thoughts. __________________ ___________ 256rwhp 287rwtq SNIPER TUNED, Steeda under drives, UPR CAI, royal purple oil, mac l/t's, bbk o/r X, and Pypes violator Most recent mod: 4.10's Biotch!!!

October 10th, 2008, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TheUNZippee!

Thanks again everyone. I hope I at least get to meet some of you in person one day so I can buy you a beer ad shake your hand.

J, I sent my paypal out as requested. Should I put it in here?

YES! And since this has been a little confusing, I transfer anything in my account or anything that shows up right to yours. I'll be back in a little bit. I just got back in from the road and I have to prepare my "troops" for an east coast webinar. Be back in a bit!

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