When baby Daisy was born, her platelet count was just 3. The normal range for newborns is over 150. Her body was bruising with every touch, and she was immediately transferred to the NICU and given multiple platelet transfusions.
“She was bruised everywhere,” said her mother, Haley. “They called it a ‘blueberry muffin rash.’”
Over the next three weeks, Daisy received platelet transfusions every day. Her body wasn’t producing any of its own, and for a time, her care team feared she might need a bone marrow transplant. But one morning, her platelet count rose on its own for the first time. It was a turning point.
“Every single day for four weeks, her platelets were dropping,” Haley said. “That morning, they went up from 29 to 32. It was the first increase we had seen.”
Daisy is now thriving, and her platelet count is 205. She’s strong, resilient, and always watching her big sister, Navy.
To the donors who helped save Daisy's life, Haley has one message: “Thank you a million times. W...