Donate....

I just recently sent this out as an email and have since posted it on Facebook as a NOTE, viewable HERE (Facebook Note) 

M was scheduled to have her bone marrow tested today (10/24) But it has been pushed back a week  to Halloween (10/31). She is in the recovery stage of her chemo session; blood an platelets drop in this recovery time so they are very much needed. 

Below is a forwarded message that pertains to my mother about blood donations and platelet donations. I understand that NYC is far, and donating now at either Somerset Medical or Robert Wood will not go directly to my mother, but will go to someone who needs it, so that is fine also. 

However, to help out my mother read below. 

:::Please forward this to all your friends and family. I am finding out how many people they can take at a time that way we can car pool to make the trip more affordable. I can get a van. ~ Luz::: 

Please keep in mind while blood banks keep blood for long periods of time, platelets are only stored for about 5 days until they are considered waste. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Luz Maria Alderete <Luz@plipa.com>
Sent: Tue, Oct 23, 2012 5:04 pm
Subject: please forward this to all your friends and family I am finding out how many people they can take at a time that way we can car pool to make the trip more affordable. I can get a van.

        MARINA BALOGH needs Blood & Platelets 

Marina is currently a patient at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in

New York City.  Her treatment requires regular blood and platelet

transfusions.  

Marina and her family would deeply appreciate your donation of blood and/or

platelets and requests you ask others you know to donate. Donations not used

by Marina will be released for use by other patients many of whom are

children.

To benefit Marina Balogh all designated donations must be made in the Blood

Donor Room of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Please visit www.mskcc.org/blooddonations for complete information about

donor eligibility and the donation process for blood or platelets.

For answers to questions and to schedule an appointment that is convenient

for you please Contact:      

Joe Licata   -   212-639-8177

Manager, Blood Donor Program

licataj@mskcc.org

 Blood Donor Room - 212-639-7648

1250 First Avenue (between 67th/68th Streets) NYC - Schwartz Building lobby

Open Every Day

Fri Sat Sun Mon     8:30am - 3:00pm

Tues Wed Th         8:30am - 7:00pm

The process for donating whole blood takes approximately1hour

The process for donating platelets takes about 2 ½ hours.

Appointments are necessary- All blood types are acceptable

FREE Donor Parking - 

               -Somerset Parking Garage, 1365 York Avenue -entrance on NW

corner of 72nd Street