Mom Regains Sight After Plasma Exchange Treatment

0:00On April 1st, a new mom from Cornwall named Jessica Ken Hazeldine suddenly lost sight in both eyes, just two weeks after giving birth to her first. Son, the 33-year-old thought it was exhaustion at first, but test revealed a serious issue attacking the nerves in her eyes. Doctors turned to a cutting-edge plasma exchange treatment using donor plasma to swap out the harmful parts in her blood. That procedure came from a brand-new service by NHS blood and transplant in the southwest, and Jessica became the first person in Cornwall to try it. They replaced her plasma five times, targeting antibodies that were damaging the protective layers around her eye nerves. By the third session, she started noticing real improvements. As a brand-new parent with barely any sleep, the fear hit her hard. She worried she'd never watch her baby take his first steps or see his face change. Over time. It was terrifying, facing blindness right when she needed to care for her little one the most. Fast forward almost a year, and her right eye is fully clear while her left has about 75% vision back.

1:03She can now handle daily life independently and look after her son without struggle. Jessica calls the recovery, pure magic, and feels incredibly lucky, shouting out thanks to plasma donors everywhere. She's pushing everyone eligible to step up and donate since it saves lives and ways we might not even think about.