There's not much out there...

If you have chronic refractory ITP and want to become pregnant, you have probably figured out by now there's not much information about us out there. My goal with this blog is to find more people like me, who have counts that hang out in single digits, had ITP for many years, and want to become pregnant, or have been pregnant. I plan to post my full medical story within the next few days.

In the meantime, Who am I? I am Amanda Swindell, a 27 year old Special Education teacher in North Carolina. I have been married to my husband Jimmy since October 18, 2008. We met in January 2006 online in a Yahoo chat room, and met in person the first weekend of that February. I moved 6 hours away from my family to be closer to him. We have 2 dogs, Sadie and Katie, and 1 cat, Remus. We love fishing, road trips, going to the beach, and working on old vehicles...well, Jimmy works on them, and I appreciate the outcomes! I went to Chapel Hill and majored in Recreation Therapy, which did not turn into a career, but pushed me in the direction of teaching.

What's your story? How long have you had ITP and what treatments have you experienced?