My Journey with Immune Thrombocytopenia, also known as ITP: Resources that I've Found Helpful

It helps me to focus my thoughts on the wonders and miracles of my life. I got the idea to do that from this talk/article.

The online community at the Platelet Disorder Support Association have been very helpful to me. I do have to be careful at times, as there are some sad stories there, and if I'm not in the right frame of mind when I read them they can send me down a rabbit hole of worry. However, the forum is filled with good-hearted, helpful people, people for whom I am grateful.

Speaking of PDSA, This post is full of excellent advice for the newly diagnosed.

I've found help and information in reading through some of these pamphlets, and as my new ITP friends say, "Knowledge is power!"

When my legs and arms start sporting those little (and then progressively bigger) purple and black splotches that I know so well, sometimes I'll sing along to this song. It makes me laugh, and reminds me that "Everybody loses, we all have bruises"--and that that's not necessarily a bad thing.

I mean really, don't we all want better conversation?

Hi! I'm Charlotte

I was diagnosed with an auto-immune disorder called ITP (Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Pupura, also known as Immune Thrombocytopenia) in early 2016. Since then, I've been traveling the road of chronic illness, having some successes and some difficulties.

In learning more about ITP, I've found that there is quite a bit of negativity about the disease among those who endure it. I can certainly understand and relate to that attitude, but for myself, I've found an attitude of optimism and gratitude to be much more helpful.

In light of that, the main purpose of this blog is to provide insight into the often difficult road of ITP, seen through a lens that is hopefully more prone to optimism and faith than might otherwise be the case.

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