Day +9

No blood products today.  We had another gracious visitor after she donated platelets!  She was the bearer of some Wii games also :)  Thank you to those who have loaned us games.  I hope in a day or two Steven will be up to playing again.  He is a little better every day.

My good friend also told me that when you donate, they give you a tracking number.  You can actually see if Steven gets your blood products or if someone else does.  Modern technological advances!  

We really appreciate when you tell us you donated here at COH.  Before Steven was admitted, we asked the donor center to let us know who will be donating for him so we can send them a thank you....  Rest assured your personal information isn't going to be divulged to anyone including us.  Due to HIPAA regulations, we are not privy to that information, even though you are donating for Steven.  But interestingly if you donate at the blood drive on 12/13 and we are standing there, we will know that you donated.  That would be a small snafu in HIPAA's regulations.  I'll apologize for the generic thank you you will be receiving but the good news is, the donor center will mail them all out for us.  I've heard nothing but good things about everyone's experience at the donor center!