Our Sunshine Boys: Platelet Donation (Jan 2009)

Monday, February 23, 2009

Platelet Donation (Jan 2009)

In memory of Baby Tessa and in honor of our friend Trevor...I donated platelets for the first time. It was a very interesting experience. I plan to donate often. You can donate as often as every 2 weeks. Platelets are needed every day by so many people. Please find the time to donate. Find a donation site in your area by clicking here.

Getting ready

Settling down for a movie while donating.

That is not pee...those are platelets.

Showing off my pink bandages after my donation

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Toni,
I was opening up my email this evening and there you were requesting folks to give blood.

I've signed up to give blood on the 27th of this month - at the Pleasanton Blood Center, 2:45pm.

God Coincidence??? If I had not received your email requesting folks to give blood?? Thank you very much.

Love,
Karen; February 25, 2009 at 12:29 AM
gooddog said...: Hey. I love that you donate and love that you give to the things you care about. Really. That's what I'm talking about that you are compassionate and caring.

The only thing... I wish I didn't feel like I was going to vomit every time I see that picture of you holding the platelet bags.; June 9, 2009 at 5:00 PM

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About the boys

As of 3/31/08

Ryan is 4 1/2 years old. He is in preschool and loves every minute of it. He loves to color and he loves Larry Boy, the superhero from Veggie Tales.

Jack is almost 3 and he is the aggressive one. He likes to pick on his older brother. Even though he picks on Ryan, he likes to do whatever his big brother does.

Evan is 4 months old but is the size of an average newborn. He was born 9 weeks early. He was only 1 lb 15 ounces and 12 1/2 inches long at birth.

All of the boys have had their medical issues.

Ryan was diagnosed at birth with hydrocephalus. He was shunted at 3 days old. That shunt failed at about a year old. That is when the docs performed a third ventriculostomy. That failed one month later and was redone. His last surgery was January 2009 when he was 5. He has MRI's annually to make sure the hydrocephalus is under control.

Jack was diagnosed at 3 months old with hydrocephalus. He was shunted immediately but that shunt failed at 7 months old. They performed a third ventriculostomy and he has not had another surgery since. He has MRI's once a year.

Evan was born Intrauterine Growth Restricted(IUGR). He was born at 31 weeks 3 days gestational age. He was only 1 lb 15 ounces and he spent almost 2 months in the NICU.