As if in response to my last rant post, in which I railed against the randomness of my good health as opposed to so many others who are suffering mightily form LGLL, my deranged lymphocytes have marched aggressively forward in an attempt to overwhelm my WBC. My February 4 labs take me into uncharted territory with a total white blood cell count of 18.4 million and lymphocyte count of 14.5 million, both the highest that I have ever posted. The fraction of lymphocytes in my WBC also matches the highest so far at 79%. But, as if in defiance of my lymphocytes' bad behavior, my platelets, hemoglobin and neutrophils are still in their normal ranges so I'm not in danger of bleeding out from a paper cut, keeling over from anemia or having a common cold turn into a raging infection anytime soon. Hang in there guys and I will die with this malady but not because of it.
This visit to the Comprehensive Cancer Center was also one in which I gave up 9 vials of blood, 2 for Dr. Ellis and 7 for the LGLL Registry at UVA. I hope Dr. Loughran appreciates my sacrifice.
(See the updated side panel for my lymphocyte count history.)
About Me
- Wayne Turner
- I was born, raised and went to school in eastern NC. Too immature at 17 to comprehend the seriousness of university life, I dropped out after two years and joined the Air Force. I spent two years of my four year military career in Germany, which I enjoyed immensely. I completed my Bachelor's Degree at Guilford College in 1985. My first career was in the computer field where I did everything short of design one. I've spent the last 30 years in the environmental field working for local governments. In December 2017 I retired from full time work. My overdeveloped sense of fairness and justice lands me on the liberal side in my political views. I think government plays a large role in social responsibility in a civilized state. I believe in the innate compassion and goodness in everyone despite the daily news reports to the contrary. My genetic predisposition for generosity in nearly all things is sometimes a source of future angst. I've been a musician and still have a deep love of music. I am naturally curious about all things especially metaphysics and science.
