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plasma exchange in my grandson

by starfirern` in

to liberal elder: my 10yr grandson has guillan-barre' syndrome and is in icu on a ventilator and the doctors want to do a plasma exhange on him to help the disease to be treated and for him to get well.

it is similar to dialysis and would not require a transfusion.

it is the only way to treat this horrible disease and make him well(hopefully) and to lessen any possible long term effects as this is his 3rd bout in 7 yrs.

starfirern`

dear shelly: thank you for your concern and thoughtful answer, i too am an RN and have worked in the ER and ICU for many years and

this is very hard for me since his mother is so indoctrinated into this way of thinking, his condition has gotten worse and we have been told that he will not survive this last bout of childhood guillan-barre. i think that if she hadnt waited so long there might have been a chance at survival but not now. we cant even afford to go to oregon where he is at right now($136 for round trip bus ticket) i told his grandfather to remember him like he was when he last saw him. i am not a jehovah's witness and if this is what it costs then i dont want anything to do with this so-called "religon" i have gotten into some really big blowouts over treatment of JW's in the ER/ICU when they needed a transfusion/dialysis to stay alive and when they wont then it is a terrible waste of a human life.

sincerely rennie(starfirern56)

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plasma exchange in my grandson

by starfirern` in

to liberal elder: my 10yr grandson has guillan-barre' syndrome and is in icu on a ventilator and the doctors want to do a plasma exhange on him to help the disease to be treated and for him to get well.

it is similar to dialysis and would not require a transfusion.

it is the only way to treat this horrible disease and make him well(hopefully) and to lessen any possible long term effects as this is his 3rd bout in 7 yrs.

starfirern`

to liberal elder: my 10yr grandson has Guillan-Barre' syndrome and is in ICU on a ventilator and the doctors want to do a plasma exhange on him to help the disease to be treated and for him to get well. it is similar to dialysis and would not require a transfusion. it is the only way to treat this horrible disease and make him well(hopefully) and to lessen any possible long term effects as this is his 3rd bout in 7 yrs.

thank you for your reply

starfirern