MPN Pod: Stories from the Marrow
Jul 8, 2026 · 28 min · 11 segments
On this episode of the MPN Pod, hosts Kay and Josh sit down with Raqueal, a 33-year-old mother of two from Arizona, to hear her journey with essential thrombocythemia (ET), from an unexpected…
Josh BraggHost
Kay, before we get too deep into the story, I think it might be helpful to recap what we learned last episode about ET.
So in our last episode, we had Dr. Anthony Hunter answer the question, what exactly is essential thrombocythemia?
If you recall, polycythemia vera is categorized by the overproduction of all three types of blood cells.
Hence why we didn't have to change that part of our title, Stories from the Marrow.
However, your other blood cell counts, like your white blood cells in particular, can be elevated and should also be monitored.
Like PV, ET is caused by a genetic mutation and is considered a myeloproliferative neoplasm.
Ready to hear about Raquel? Absolutely.
Kay, before we get too deep into the story, I think it might be helpful to recap what we learned last episode about ET.
So in our last episode, we had Dr. Anthony Hunter answer the question, what exactly is essential thrombocythemia?
If you recall, polycythemia vera is categorized by the overproduction of all three types of blood cells.
Hence why we didn't have to change that part of our title, Stories from the Marrow.
However, your other blood cell counts, like your white blood cells in particular, can be elevated and should also be monitored.
Like PV, ET is caused by a genetic mutation and is considered a myeloproliferative neoplasm.
Ready to hear about Raquel? Absolutely.
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