Sunday, July 22, 2007
Shortage of blood products
Austin woke up this morning in a fabulous mood - but that didn't last long. The nurse came in and said that he would need another platelet transfusion (this will be transfusion #25)!!!! Unfortunately, at this point in Austin's treatment his body does not respond well to "pooled platelets" so single donor platelets are now needed for effectiveness. Problem is there are no single donor platelets available at the blood bank today. Wait -it gets worse -not only do they not have single donor platelets to give Austin, but they also do not have his blood type. So today he is getting infused with a seemingly useless blood product that will probably not "take" or increase his platelet count. You don't realize how crucial it is to give blood and/or platelets until you are in the position of so desperately needing them. I urge everyone that has access to a blood bank to give. For the kids here in the Immunology/Bone Marrow Transplant/Oncology Unit it is a matter of life or death.
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Hey guys, I hope it will be the end of the unpleasant events that sometimes accompany this kind of treatment. Enough is enough!
I just finished telling Sylvain how the chemo is making you sick. Sylvain's chemo is making him vomit as well. The only thing is that he gets pills in the morning, once a day. Do you get ondansetron? Does it help you? Sylvain says that it doesn't really helps.
I just hope that things will settle and that you'll feel better soon. We all wish you a speedy recovery. You've done really well Austin.
You should be proud of yourself. It is quite the experience and you will have one heck of a story to put in your biography.
Take good care of yourself.
Love,
your friends
André, Sylvain, Pierre and Joce
Hey Guys,
We just came from visiting with your Uncle John and he told us about this site. I wish i had known about it before! Austin, you are doing amazing! Your almost done, soon you'll be home getting stronger and back to normal. Lindsay, your such a strong woman, and an amazing mom. And you know now i'll try to give blood again, i had no idea that there was this much of a shortage. I don't deal well with the whole blood and needles thing, but i'll get over it hearing what you guys have gone through.
Take good care of yourselves.
What horrible news to hear knowing your son needs the products. I hope some becomes available really soon for him and everything goes alright. Almost done now.
Hey there, I need an update!!! How's things going? I hope they are going good and you are almost ready to leave that hospital for good. Take Care, Carolyn Lilly
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