Randolph Parham is in Need of O+ Blood

Sixty-two-year-old Randolph Parham, a resident of Elridge Village, Toledo District was knocked down and severely injured during a hit and run incident back in August.  Since then, he has been struggling significantly with his health.  In the wake of the incident, Parham was diagnosed with leukemia and, regrettably, his condition is terminal.  Today, his children making an appeal to friends and family, as well as blood donors, to assist their father in his time of need.  This afternoon, Rudolph Parham stopped by our office to share the family’s ordeal.

Rudolph Parham

Rudolph Parham, Son of Accident Victim

“The situation with my dad is that he has a very advanced state of leukemia.  It’s classified as acute leukemia and in this case, his blood and his platelets do not get produced naturally by his body.  And even so, his body continues to destroy these cells faster than they can get produced.  It’s terminal, unfortunately, and the only way that the medical body can help is by administering blood and platelets.  So the assistance we need at this moment, is a lot of donors that have O Positive blood, because they don’t want to use platelets from other blood types, as it presents a risk of mixing with his O Positive blood.  And of course, a lot of financial assistance to keep up with the medical bills at the KHMH.”

Isani Cayetano

“Talk to us a bit about your dad and what you believe, or the family believes, has him in this particular situation.”

Rudolph Parham

“My dad has always been a tough person, he grew up very hard, so he’s a very resilient person.  Late August, around the eighteenth, he was involved in a, he was the victim of a hit and run accident and he bled so much that his blood fell to critical levels, around four or five, and ever since then his blood did not recover naturally.  He always had to get blood and his platelets were always low.  Of course, it’s cancer so there is no definitive cause. My dad is saying, he doesn’t care about anybody getting charged or blaming anybody for this.  If the person is looking at this interview, if they are responsible, that they come forth as a responsible adult and at least help with the financial aspect of it.”