Medical Stories - Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) Barbara & Candace's Stories

Barbara was just a little girl when she first learned that it was very dangerous to suffer a bruise. She was told she was different from the other children and that she needed to be terribly careful at all times to not get hurt. Candace had weird markings on her legs that led to her being rushed to the ER with her life in the balance. Both Florida women share the same diagnosis: Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP), a rare autoimmune disorder where blood does not clot normally. Today, both Barbara and Candace are at the forefront of providing support to other ITP patients. Learn more about managing ITP by watching their story on the Emmy award-winning series, Medical Stories on your local public television station.

Medical Stories, is a new documentary film series produced for PBS / Public Television – taking viewers on an emotional and inspirational journey through cinematic storytelling, as the lens focuses on ordinary people going through extraordinary measures of courage and triumph.

The stories of these brave patients are revealed by their incredible willpower to help inspire, improve and transform the lives of others through their own personal narrative and are reinforced by leading medical experts in the field. At times, the patient experience connects them with a remarkable support base community, which often may help contribute to their positive outcome, through a vast foundation of hope and encouragement.

To help raise awareness and to learn more about ITP, please visit: https://www.pdsa.org

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