Some good news about Lauren's school. She is going down the slide, albeit, with the help of her teacher, Mrs. Little. Her fear of the slide was one of the first symptoms that something was wrong (April '08) prior to her diagnosis. But knowing Lauren's fear of the slide and jungle gym, Mrs. Little ditched her dress/skirt and wore blue jeans, and to the amazement of all the other little kids, she climbed up the jungle gym and slide down with Lauren. How awesome is that?!?

My entry about platelets drew a lot of responses from people inquiring about how to donate. It's great and amazing that there are so many people out there that want to help. However, since it's a 2+ hour process, you have to make an appointment, so you can not just show up. Of course, unless they are having a special blood drive, if you did just show up, you can at least donate blood. I do know for sure one person who scheduled appointment for today to donate platelets -- Thank you Kathy S.