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What Are Thalassemias?
There are some diseases where hope is lost. Small children with beamin smile when found hospital with disease afflicted with no hope,only sigh to heave in our compassion and tears that roll on our cheeks. I know a boy hardly 12 years old, son of journalist in Gujurat with cancer under going deadly chemotherapy, his head rendered bald due to chemo therapy. But he did not lose hope. He brought our manuscript magazine. All the doctors, nurses, visitors helped him to convert his manuscript magazine into print one. Such was his indomitable will power against his inexorable fate. Alas he is no more.
In times of great misery I use to recite the following verse:
O God give me the strength to change what I cannot bear.
O God give me the strength to bear what I cannot change.
And also give me the wisdom to understand meaning inbetween.
One of neighbour Punniya(Name Changed)18 years old had advanced blood cancer. I sat close to her with encouraging words and I said she would accompany me and my family to the Marina Beach. She smiled. Still the smile is deep and hard in my heart. She did come. Third day she translated hear smile to a reality.The eternal life. Here is some article related to some disease. I have collected some photographs from the site in the common interest to encourage if such patient to see this website as courtesy.
Thalassemias are genetic disorders that involve the decreased and defective production of hemoglobin, a molecule found inside all red blood cells (RBCs) that transports oxygen throughout the body.
As frightening as thalassemias can be, the outlook is encouraging. In the past 20 years, new therapies have greatly improved the quality of life and life expectancy in kids who have these diseases.
Thee two types of thalassemia are alpha-thalassemia and beta-thalassemia. Their names describe which part of the hemoglobin molecule that is effected, the alpha or the beta chain. Hemoglobin contains two different kinds of protein chains named alpha and beta chains. Any deficiency in these chains causes abnormalities in the formation, size, and shape of RBCs.
Thalassemia can cause ineffective production of RBCs and their destruction. As a result, people with thalassemia often have a reduced number of RBCs in the bloodstream (anemia), which can affect the transportation of oxygen to body tissues. In addition, thalassemia can cause RBCs to be smaller than normal or drop hemoglobin in the RBCs to below-normal levels.
Kids who have with different forms of thalassemia have different kinds of health problems. Some only have mild anemia with little or no effects, while others require frequent serious medical treatment.
Former professional tennis player Pete Sampras is known to be a Thalassemia minor patient.
Former professional football (soccer) player Zinedine Zidane is known to be a Thalassemia minor patient.
Courtesy:kidshealth
