low 90’s until Sunday. Go out
and make it a great day.
>> Anthony, thank you. The
first week of October marks the
10th annual International Plasma Awareness Week. And
Plasma Awareness Week. And
although many have heard of
plasma donation, lot of us
remain unsure of what it is or
why it’s needed. Tell us more
about the important impact of
donating plasma. He meteorologist on colleges,
meteorologist on colleges,
Doctor Sandoval, director of
scientific and Medical affairs
at Pharma. And we also have
Shannon Bauer, a patient with primary immune deficiency and
primary immune deficiency and
also an act, a farm, a patient
educator. Good morning to both
of you. Thanks for being with
us.
>> Good morning. Thanks for
having us. Good morning.
Thank you so much.
>> So, Doc, first to you. Can you tell the folks what
Can you tell the folks what
plasma is the difference
between blood and how it’s used
to save lives? >> Sure. So I obviously comes
>> Sure. So I obviously comes
from human beings so that
sticky bomb we really need to
understand that last month and
some teams and plasma is the
point of what that has all the lifesaving proteins. You know,
lifesaving proteins. You know,
Bob Dylan’s for infections, the
factors for meetings, waters,
other enzymes and proteins to
keep
us alive. And and it’s
different from a regular blood transfusions given that the
transfusions given that the
mine is actually elected, put
into
the machine, the cells a one
way flag miss collected the cells. A return to you. And
cells. A return to you. And
that plasma, 6 months, 12
months later becomes a
lifesaving medication. I really
want to. And as the size of
this is coming from humans, and it’s a life saving
and it’s a life saving
medication.
>> And you were diagnosed in
2014, the primary immune
deficiency. How did that
diagnosis change your life? And what were your treatments
And what were your treatments
like?
>> And I know says gave the
liberty to the fact that I was I’m sick all the time. I was
I’m sick all the time. I was
getting sinus infections and
bronchitis and pneumonia, every
3 to 4 months. And I was like
my gosh, what the heck is going
on? And once I got diagnosed to have a reason was getting sick
have a reason was getting sick
and then the treatments allowed
me to be able to go out in
public and work a job and not
worry so much that I was going
to get sick all the time. So it changed my life
So it changed my life
drastically. And I’m so
grateful for those individuals
who continually going to donate
plasma because it helps me a
lot and allows me >> to have a life.
>> to have a life.
>> And doctor, how has the
pandemic impacted donation
rates? A move heard that blood
donations are down. So what’s
the what’s the situation for plasma?
>> Well, the same thing for
Biden and, you
know, the pandemic. That’s
because the drastic decrease in
the number of folks going out
to donate and with plasma having a lag
and with plasma having a lag
effect in about 6 to 12 months
from donations and making a
life saving medication, we tend
to get the effect later on. so we really encourage folks
so we really encourage folks
to go out there. Donate plasma.
Know that you’re saving a life.
I think that’s the most
critical component of donating.
Why didn’t know that you are
saving someone’s life? >> Absolutely. So so important.
>> Absolutely. So so important.
And Shannon, your proof of the
importance of plasma donation.
What’s the process like for
someone who’s considering donating?
>> When somebody wants to
consider donating plasma the
best. The first thing they
should do is go to the farm.
A plasma dot com and look at
the local delegation center in your area and that will happen.
your area and that will happen.
This will make an appointment
and you’ll go down. Adverse
employment takes about 2 hours
in the ones after that are
about an hour. And you’re in
the first up, I think you’re
going to have a busy call.
They’re going to check out the
have yachts are some questions
and then they’ll take you back
and allow you to donate your
plasma. Once you check all the
boxes off that.
the amazing about this. When I
was first diagnosed, I used to
think that like my medicine
came from berries and it
doesn’t. It comes from people
just like you and I take the time to reach out and do
time to reach out and do
something amazing for somebody
like me. And I’m grateful for
these people and extremely
humbled that you can do this
week in and week out. So thank
you all very much. An >> it’s a it’s a great message.
>> it’s a it’s a great message.
And I know that that gratitude
goes a long way to inspire more
people to Doctor. Where can
folks go to learn more
information about what we just talked about?
talked about?
>> Yes, by the best side would
be to go to act upon the plasma
dot com. And as Shannon said,
it will provide to you all the information you need and we
information you need and we
really need folks to go out
and donate and I too. Thank
you all for that was actively taking care of patients whose
taking care of patients whose
lives depended on Wiseman
donations. so please go out
there and get your family
members and friends to go out
and donate. Plasma.
>> Yeah, that is the message What Alison Call to start to
What Alison Call to start to
Sandoval, director, scientific
and medical affairs at off the
Pharma. And Shannon Bauer, a
patient’s primary immune
deficiency in on the former
patient educator.
>> Thank you both for being
here with us and shedding some