Hi Gang!

Just popped in to let you all know to watch the August 16th episode of Mystery Diagnosis on Discovery Health Channel. (It was originally scheduled for late September, but is now in August!)

My wife (Karen) is going to be featured that night on one of the two NEW epsiodes.

She has HPS (Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome).

What is HPS?
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS) is a genetic metabolic disorder which causes albinism, visual impairment, and a platelet dysfunction with prolonged bleeding.

Characteristics
HPS is described by five major characteristics which may include albinism, platelet dysfunction, inflammatory bowel disease, and pulmonary fibrosis.

Diagnosing HPS
The current diagnosis for HPS involves a simple non standard blood test.

Here is a link about all the interviews and filming for the show....
http://www.hpsnetwork.org/en/news/2010-05-27/mystery-diagnosis-interviews-karen-tillman

You can also see a video I threw together from the pictures taken during the filming.... at...
www.youtube.com/tommytillman

So set those VCR's and DVR's so you won't miss the show!