Day 5

guess what blog!? today's my birthday!!!! im so happyyy!!!! im 15!!! i dont feel different though!! i just feel 14!! :-)   and guess what i got for a birthday present!?!? my mom and dad said i can get the ransplant!! im so happy!!!my mom will have to work extra, but she said i'm worth it!! :-) i'm so happy!! thank you mommy, daddy, and jesus!! :-)     Peace. <3. :-)

Day4

i went to school for the first time in a few days. hmm.... i'm so tired. luckily, i can't feel that blood transfusion anymore. but i feel something else. something....upsetting. my parents  still are 'thinking' about the transplant. what is there to think about?!?! like honestly!?!!? i'm your flippin daugther!!! but whatever. hopefully they will go with it. write later.

Day 3.

Heyy! So, i watched the kids choice awards yesterday... joe jonas seemed pretty awkward. and i actually forgot to tell you guys about what the doctor told me. its revolutionary....for me. he says it could make my life normal! can you believe that? normal!!! he said we can do a bone marrow transplant. i was so excited to hear this news! think about it! my chance to live a normal life, without any limitations!!! of course the procedure is super duper expensiv, even with insurance. it'll cost 15,000 out of our pockets...well, my parents pockets... my mom said she would think about it. :-(  i hope she says yes, if she doesn't, it means my life will just have to suck forever.... bye blog

Home. Day 2, Part 2.

ahh.....finally at home. watching the kids choice awards on nick. super childish but joe jonas is going to be on. i love him! and big time rush? lets not get into that! :-)     this is so awesome!!! im so tired from my transfusions. but i know the sight of joe jonas or big time rush will help. if i see them, i might die! well....hopefully not....now that i think about. now back to the show! Good night!!

My life with thalassemia. Day 2

Hey blog. as we speak i am getting my transfusion done. ugh, its so hard to type on my cell phone when i'm all dizzy like this. but the show must go on! :-)    today the doctor said he wanted to talk to me about something. although he said we had to wait until i was done. he thinks this is a good time to get my rest before he talks to me. he says it could be life changing! OMG! what if its a cure?!?!? what if it can help me not be sick all the time?! then, i could go out with my friends and do what i wanted and......welll.....everything!! :-)  now, i'm really tired! write back soon!!


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Hello. My name is Braxton Duncan and I am living with Thalassemia.I'm 15 years old. Life is hard. I am constantly getting blood transfusions. On Saturdays, Mondays, and Tuesdays. :-(  I must constantly get shots and stuff. Ugh, i hate it sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much.
everday i battle depression. that's why i go to PT groups every monday after my transfusion. what is PT? People with Thalassemia. we talked about what life is like and confide in each other without being judged. ahh, if only the world were as perfect as my PT group.... oh well. write soon! -love, braxton