In April, Julie Ann Accornero was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, and she immediately underwent intensive chemotherapy to treat her cancer. After a two-week hospital stay, she now receives one round of chemotherapy every 28 days along with multiple platelet transfusions. “Each month, I have a phase in the treatment when all of my blood cells are at their lowest. I usually feel a bit tired at this phase,” she explained. “It takes about 3-4 separate transfusions to get my platelets back up. Without the platelet donations, I wouldn’t be alive.” With an IV pole always by her side, Julie Ann was inspired to start painting joyful pictures of them. “It's a blatant reminder that I have cancer. I began to imagine that the chemo and other things in the bags were like happy juice instead of weird chemicals. Then, I started to imagine all kinds of playful things happening on the pole and in the bags.” She is immensely grateful for the platelet donors who have made the many transfusions ...