Think good thoughts...

Today Sheridan's doctors told us that we might be able to go home in the morning :) She has had a zero blast count in her blood for 2 days...which is also hopeful that she will be in remission on Tuesday when she has her next bone marrow aspiration! She still has a low white count, but has managed to go for a while without a fever, so they will let us go tomorrow if her counts hold steady in the morning. We will keep everyone updated. Keep your fingers crossed!!!

Many of you have asked about donating blood and a few have already scheduled to do so. They are in need of O blood and platelets in particular this month, but will accept any blood type. My aunt Tricia put together the info on the hours and making an appointment. Let me know if you have any questions :)

Address: Children's National Medical Center
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20010

The Blood Donor Center is located on the second floor of the hospital in room 2700, the Blood Donor Center’s hours of operation are:

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 am to 4 pm
Wednesdays from 7 am to 2:30 pm
Fridays from 7 am to 3:30 pm

They are also open the following Saturdays from 8 am to 4 pm:
March 27
April 10
April 24

It will take between 45 minutes and 3 hours, depending on the type of donation.

Schedule an appointment online at https://www.cnmcblooddonor.com/
or by calling 202-476-KIDS (5437). If you have any trouble, ask for Angela.

Please let them know your donation is in honor of Sheridan Blinn. The blood bank will track the number of donations in her honor. Your donations will help make sure that Sheridan gets the blood she needs when she needs it.

Thank you!!! Hopefully we will have more good news tomorrow :)