Start off by explaining to the client that chronic leukemia is a cancer that derives from the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow. The cells are mutated which makes them mature abnormally turning it into a leukemia cell. The leukemia cells live longer than healthy blood cells, which does not leave room in the bone marrow for …show more content…
They are a branch of Christianity that does not believe in the “Holy Trinity” being the father, the son, and the holy spirit. Their belief is that Jesus is the first created being on Earth and the son of God. They live their lives by the teachings of the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures which they believe to be the most accurate translation of the holy structure. They translate Genesis 9:4, “Flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.” This passage from the Scripture tells Jehovah’s Witnesses they are not to ingest human flesh nor blood. The Governing Body of the religion agrees that blood transfusions are equal to ingesting it. They believe that by accepting the blood transfusion they will have to deal with separation from God, because they did not live their life by the teachings of the