How Time Does Fly!

Wow! I apologize that it has taken me so long to post another message. I have been so busy with blood drives and Miss Racine activities lately and have had problems accessing this site. I hope all is well!
Since the last time I blogged I have taken part in over 4 blood drives including those at Walden III High School, Johnson Finanicial Group, and University of Wisconsin Parkside.
I also had the opportunity to attend Children's Hospital in Milwaukee and view the blood transfusion services room. It was a room where all the blood donations done through the Blood Center of Wisconsin were stored until use. The gentlemen who was given us the tour said that the maxium number of days that a bag of blood is kept there is 14 days before the "gift" is given to a patient. Neat! I told you all you are heroes.
I am also honored to say that this weekend, I conquered one of my fears and donated platelets for the first time. It was an amazing experience that I plan to contine taking part in. For those of you who are unaware of the difference between donating whole blood and platelets, I will explain. When whole blood is donated, a little of everything is given with your donation: red and white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. When donating platelets, platelets are exactly what is being donated. Platelets help especially used for those who have cancer and are undergoing chemotherapy. When donating whole blood, the donation process takes 10-12 minutes, whereas the donation process of platelets can take 1 hour to one and a half hours. For more information on this please email me at missracine2007@yahoo.com or you can contact the Blood Center of Wisconsin (please click on the link located on the right side of your screen).
This is what has been taking place all in a nut shell. I hope to be able to upload a new slideshow later tonight if my computer allows. Thank you for all of your support.
REMEMBER TO BE A HERO!