Hi, my name is Brandon Watson and I have Diamond Blackfan Anemia. I have a very rare blood disease and there are about 700 of us in the world. I recently turned four years old on May 14, 2006 and I would like to tell you my story.
I started getting sick when I was about 2 months old, I got real lethargic and pale. My mom took me to the doctors and they rushed me to Children's Hospital in San Diego, CA. They diagnosed me with DBA and my treatment for the first two years of my life was steroid medication and blood transfusions. I was taken off steroids because it didn’t seem to be working. I currently get a blood transfusion about every two and a half weeks. I recently was told by my doctor that my antibodies have been fighting with my new transfused antibodies and have been causing me to get tired faster and I will need a transfusion more frequently. We will just need to keep a closer eye on my progress. My family has put to gether this website to try and give more people information on what is going on in my life. Thank you for visiting,
Brandon Watson
