I think when I used to hear transfusions I would think that meant something was seriously wrong. If funny that now when Elizabeth gets another transfusion it feels so routine. Since we first took her to the hospital she has had multiple transfusions of blood and platelets. I really have lost count how many she has gotten, but I know that since Sunday she has had a full platelet transfusion and then a blood transfusion yesterday. With the treatment she is getting this is normal for her to need these transfusions.
I am not one that can handle donating myself (yet), so I am so grateful to the people that do donate. It amazes me the way that a gift of a transfusion can perk Elizabeth up. It was after receiving her first transfusions that Elizabeth finally wanted to play. I got teary eyed because it had been weeks since she had wanted to play.
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