College volleyball player dies just 3 months after being diagnosed with rare disorder

RICHMOND, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) - A 20-year-old college volleyball player in Kentucky died just 3 months after being diagnosed with a rare disorder

According to a tribute from the Holy Cross women’s volleyball team, Amanda Mack died on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

In July, Mack revealed on Instagram that she had been diagnosed with a rare blood disorder after she woke up “not feeling well.”

She shared, “I ended up passing out and went to the hospital. My hemoglobin was at 4 and my platelets were at 1. I was in critical condition. Somehow my body had depleted my blood supply and ability to clot. I was admitted to the hospital and loaded full of blood and platelet transfusions.”

Mack said her doctors “initially thought she had leukemia, but after 2 bone marrow biopsies, they determined that she had a rare blood disorder called Severe Aplastic Anemia.”

On Aug. 14, Mack said she had completed her immunosuppressive therapy.

“Now we wait for my body to fix my immune system and regenerate my bone marrow,” she wrote. “I should be able to go home by the end of next week and get to start Physical Therapy and the rest of my healing journey!”

A little over a month later, her family announced she had died.

Mack, a Florida native, spent one season with the Colonels as a sophomore after transferring from Cincinnati. She transferred to Holy Cross for her junior year.