White platelet donors needed + my thoughts

10 year old , Katlyn Bolander, is in urgent need of platelets and whole blood donations. Katlyn has been diagnosed with MDS (Myelodysplastic Syndrome) and has recently undergone a bone marrow transplant at Sloan Kettering. MDS is typically referred to as "smoldering leukemia". This transplant requires chemo over a long term and a long stay in at Sloan Kettering. Anyone who is eligible to donate and is interested in doing so please contact the coordinator at Sloan, Mary Thomas, to make an appointment or to ask any questions (212-639-3335). Please mention that it is a direct donation for Katlyn Bolander.

*It is important that all donors meet the eligibility criteria. The criteria for whole blood and platelets is the same. Please note that the e-mail appeal contains our web site where donors can access donation criteria: www.mskcc.org/blooddonations* * *

*All blood types are acceptable.

*Directed donations must be made in our Donor Room. Whole blood donations take about one hour and can be stored for thirty days after testing. Platelets take approximately 2 1⁄2 hours for the entire process and can be stored for only five, two of which are used for testing. Therefore it is important to spread out the donations so they do not all expire on the same dates.

Small groups can be arranged. Please contact me if you require any additional information for this worthy effort. Your willingness to distribute an appeal to let people know about Katlyn's need for blood and platelets is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Mary Thomas
Blood Donor Relations Specialist
212.639.3335


Dear Readers of my blog: You already know I donated my white blood cells twice. I can do platelets in one hour but white blood cells take 2 hours with a needle in each arm. In theory I would like to have babies so I should not donate my white blood cells but I didn't know that at the time and more and more I grow older and more tired and drained especially by selfish abusive uber narcissists who accuse everyone but themselves of being what they are! I also had to contend with racism yesterday -- anti-semitism but their abuse somehow apparently doesn't in their mind make them hate mongers or racists just like the crazy narcissists, what a crazy, crazy world.


I am so tired and if I donated again I would want a big bad Hell's Angel that has to do some community service or good deed for the day to drive me up and sit with me for 2 hours and than take me on a ride. Why? Because they have the most beautiful motorcycles in the world and people who kid themselves they are good citizens have done everything but actually murder me so at least I would have some company with someone that wears warning labels. It is really hard to do selfless loving good deeds while feeling very very drained by some of the things I describe. I have throat burn, stomach aches, my hair is falling out and I feel very tired...could I donate, yes but it seems I need to put myself first and rest. I hope you can donate. Help this little girl or some other person who needs blood. NYC is in a perpetual crisis when it comes to needing blood donors.