Changing The Game Plan

After a long morning of waiting for the doctors orders, Nonnie finally got admitted into Riverside Community Hospital. As expected, her counts were very low and the first order was to get her some platelets to stop the bleeding. A random donor from the blood bank boosted her from 9,000 to 65,000! This was critical so she could hold the blood transfusions that she needed to get her hemoglobin level up.

She will be getting 4 units of blood this evening followed by 3 units of directed platelets from Jennifer and I. They will check her levels in the morning and then formulate a plan to see where she needs to be.

The summons to get people rallied up to donate platelets has overwhelmed the staff at both the San Bernardino and Riverside blood banks. At this point, we do not know where Nonnie will be beyond tomorrow and any platelets donated may not be used for her. On that note.....our friend Blossom went to donate today, but her blood type was not compatible with Nonnie's. She elected to donate anyways, and her platelets will go into "replenishment" which is the blood bank. That is always a good option if you are able to donate.

I know this is confusing to keep up with all of this, but things just keep changing so quickly. Please do not attempt to make an on-line appointment because their system is overwhelmed and all appointments need to be made with a live person.