[ProtectOurFreedom]

He died from a hemorrhagic stroke caused by an acute immune disorder known as ITP - idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura also known as severe thrombocytopenia - in which the immune system mistakes platelets for foreign objects and instructs the spleen to destroy them. It can be acute or chronic, lasting six months or more, striking on its own or in conjunction with other autoimmune conditions, certain cancers or during pregnancy.

Kids can get ITP after a viral infection such as the flu or mumps, while in adults, triggers can include HIV, hepatitis or H. pylori. (I had an H. Pylori infection and did not know this).

His platelet count was ZERO. Normal platelet count 150,000 to 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood. The primary function of platelets is to help the blood clot. Such a low count as he had can cause a brain bleed and death which is what happened to him. They infused all the platelets in the county into him but to no avail.

[Salamander]

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