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A young man from Casa Grande who has needed hundreds of blood transfusions just celebrated a milestone birthday with a unique celebration.For the most part, Nathan’s birthday was what you’d expect from a now-10-year-old celebrating reaching double digits.Complete with video game gifts, Culver’s ice cream, friends, and candy — but where the party took place is far from a typical birthday setting.
From that moment, Macak spent the next four years in and out of hospitals trying to figure out why her youngest of four had blood that some doctors described to look like Kool-Aid, why his red blood cells were breaking down, and why hemoglobin levels were too low.She discovered he had a rare, genetic blood disorder called dehydrated stomatocytosis phenotype that would require a blood transfusion every few weeks.Nathan described what it was like before and after each transfusion.
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