I often find myself wondering if my husband is secretly upset that he married someone with a bleeding disorder . I knew growing up that I had a bruising problem, but being that I wasn't diagnosed with Platelet Storage Pool Disorder until I was pregnant with my second child it wasn't something me and my husband had discussed at great lengths before getting married and having children. I had never taken it into consideration how my disorder would and could affect my husband and the generations to come. I guess I should start from the beginning . . . . My husband and I met when he was finishing his last year at Chico State. On my first time visiting him for the weekend, I woke up to an accidental elbow to the face. To a normal person it was barely hard enough to leave a mark, but thanks to my wonderful bleeding disorder, I woke up with a black eye and a new boyfriend asking what the hell was wrong with me. So very early into our relationship I had to expla...
We are here to share our story and spread awareness of this rare bleeding disorder called PLATELET STORAGE POOL DISORDER . . . . .