Allen’s Journey with Aplastic Anemia, Part 1
Allen had a gratifying life. He had a wife and a two-year-old, living on a farm, working in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit at the teaching hospital. He exercised, ran, hiked, hunted, fished, and more, enjoying the outdoors, his family, and his career.
In January, he had the worst case of the flu he had ever experienced. The 104-degree fevers lasted several days. He recovered enough to travel to Europe on a scheduled family trip, finally feeling up to a 10-mile hike at the end of the visit.