Leroy Satchel Paige was the longtime Negro League star who eventually received his due in the majors. He reportedly got his nickname working as a baggage porter in Mobile, Ala., where he became a satchel tree by carrying several bags at once. Satchel, the man, was literally ageless.
The diagnosis of AML requires the identification of 20% or more leukemic blasts in the bone marrow. Further analysis then must separate AML from acute lymphoblastic leukemia by showing evidence for commitment to the myeloid lineage.
An elevated number of bands suggests an acute infection. Actually the term is blasts Everyone has some amount of blast cells(immature) and they aren't ceels that can be used by the body. Elevated blast cells are a consideration when checking for diseases like Leukemia and another disease called MDS,,,Myleodysplasia.