Sunday, April 7, 2013

Special Request

Six weeks.

We are just 42 days away from Evan's heart cath and surgery. Barf.

Evan had his quarterly cardiology check up this past week. He is almost 30 pounds and still 35-36" tall. O2 sats were still low 80s and his blood pressures were good. He didn't get a complete echo because he will be having an extensive echo following his heart cath while he is still under sedation. Heart function still looks great, though, and no leaky valves! Evan was a total angel during his echo, thanks to Mickey Mouse and a watermelon ring pop. However, he threw his lollipop on the floor while we briefly waited for his DR to come in. Of course, I tossed it, and offered him a new one. Unfortunately, it was blue raspberry flavored and Evan was not ok with the change. He threw his first major meltdown in public and refused to calm down so that I could talk to his Dr. Don't let Evan's happy-go-lucky demeanor fool you, he inherited quite the Colombian temper and is not afraid to use it! ;) 


Ok, now to my special request.. Are you a local family member/friend? Is your blood type O+? Are you willing and able to donate blood? If so, please email me! We are looking for a couple of people to directly donate blood for Evan to use during/after his surgery. I know, it's kind of weird to be asking for your blood.. All I can think of is "I vant to suck your blooood", lol. But seriously, Evan always needs a few transfusions during and post surgery & it would be just awesome if he could use a friend's blood. Thanks!

8 comments:

  1. I would be happy to donate. I live in Clearwater and my granddaughter is HLHS and had her Fontan last year. Who do I need to contact? I have been told that you can't donate/hold blood for a specific person so hopefully this is not true. I understand the desire to know the blood that is being used for your child.

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    1. Hi! If you will email me (nsawyer723@gmail.com) I will send you the details! :) You can, in fact, donate blood to be used for a specific person, just have to set it up with the blood bank first and have the information. If the blood isn't used for the specified person, it will just go into the regular bank. Thank you!

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  2. Would donating towards an account set up for you help at all? I am b- so I can't help with direct donation but would love to help somehow?

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    1. Hey Tamara, we do not have a donation account set up for Evan but thank you for the offer! We will, however, accept prayers! :)

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  3. I believe my husband is O+, but I don't know if they would allow him to donate because he was born in Germany in the 80's during a mad cow disease outbreak. I will ask him tomorrow though.

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  4. Im o+ in plant city. My email is skarlitbegoniah@gmail.com. I couldn't find a way to email you in here.

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  5. Hey! I found your blog through the FB Heart Mamas page. My son, Derrick, will be having the Fontan this summer too. I'm looking forward to following along on Evan's journey!

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    1. Hey Carolina! We will be praying for your son Derrick as well! <3

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