[Ansteorra] Request for Help - Blood Donations Needed

Fri Jun 4 06:45:13 PDT 2010

Hooray!!! Amazing news indeed! I'm glad he's doing better. Let me know if I can help in anyway. 

-Lady Grainne Kathleen NicPadraig MacDaniel 

Son, I never knew there was part of me missing until you were born.  

> Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 08:21:20 -0500
> From: traci at crimsonvision.net
> To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Request for Help - Blood Donations Needed
> 
> Thank you to everyone for your continued donations and well wishes.  Hrafn
> is in the air now and will land at DFW at 2:30pm and we will head up to the
> hospital to visit his Father.  Jerry came through his 6th surgery
> yesterday and was letting family members know through breathing pattern
> changes and good foot wiggling that he knew they were there and recognized
> them so it was a good day.
> 
> We had some AMAZING news yesterday.  HL Caerell Macdomnaill forwarded my
> initial missive to the appropriate people at his company and thanks to him
> Jerry had 93 units of blood credits donated to his account!  We are now over
> halfway to the additional 250 units we are told we need so HUGE Thank Yous
> to Caerell!  Please don't stop from donating if you can; we still need a lot
> more help.
> Thank you again everyone!
> Elizabeta
> On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Traci <traci at crimsonvision.net> wrote:
> 
> > Thank you for posting this Emma.
> >
> > I just heard back from Beverly Johnson at Carter Blood Care headquarters
> > and she did confirm that there is no other way than going to a Carter Blood
> > Center to have your blood drawn there.  I called JPS to confirm this and
> > they agreed, they can only get their blood from Carter.  The blood drive is
> > going well and I hope each and every one of you that donated or tried to but
> > cannot for some reason realizes how much this means to us.  Words cannot
> > express & apparently I couldn't even type them if they could as I can barely
> > see the keyboard through my tears at this point!
> >
> > As for the monetary donations they don't do arrangements for that either.
> > We will be speaking with the family in regards to this to see if a
> > fundraiser will be held or if one is needed and we'll make it happen.
> >
> > I'd like to let you all know that Jerry is doing well today.  He took 12
> > unassisted breaths yesterday as well as rotated his arm 90 degrees; both of
> > which are great signs say the medical staff.  He is currently in his 6th
> > surgery; this one to repair his shattered ankle.  Will update more when I
> > can.
> >
> > Thank you all so much!
> > Elizabeta
> >
> >  On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Jennifer Smith <jds at randomgang.com>wrote:
> >
> >> I did hear back from Carter Blood Group.  They said:
> >>
> >> "...Unfortunately there are no other Blood Banks who can forward the
> >> credits to us any longer. We are members of the National Blood
> >> Exchange, which is a Clearinghouse for us and was responsible for
> >> sending and receiving the Credits. On February 12th they discontinued
> >> the Blood Replacement Credit Program, because of low participation. We
> >> now work directly with the patient to assure that they get the benefit
> >> of the Credits. Have you checked our Website that Carter BloodCare in
> >> not in that area? We have Centers as far away as Marshall, Longview,
> >> Lufkin, Mt. Pleasant, Waco, Weatherford, etc.
> >>
> >> If money is donated, I would suggest that you give it to the Patient
> >> in lieu of Blood. We pick up the Uninsured Portion of the Blood
> >> Products after the Insurance Company has dealt with the Hospital, and
> >> paid their portion. What is left out-of-pocket for the patient to pay
> >> is what we reimburse from the credits that are available...."
> >>
> >> -Emma
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Traci Baker <darkhorse.baker at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > I don't know what they do and it is not a discussion I want to have
> >> right
> >> > now.
> >> >
> >> > Currently trying to find out if there are other centers that will accept
> >> > donations on his name; will repost as soon as I have that information.
> >> >
> >> > Thank you everyone!!
> >> >
> >> > He that dare not grasp the thorn should never crave the Rose. - Anne
> >> Bronte
> >> >
> >> > On Jun 2, 2010, at 4:06 PM, Rose <rose_welch at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> So they just what... let you die if you need blood? Or just charge you
> >> >> more? That sounds pretty crappy.
> >> >>
> >> >> Do you know if they have any sort of reciprocal agreement with any
> >> >> Oklahoma banks so we can donate here as well?
> >> >>
> >> >> -Rose
> >> >>
> >> >> Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy marshmallows, which is kind
> >> of
> >> >> the same thing.
> >> >>
> >> >> --- On Wed, 6/2/10, Traci <traci at crimsonvision.net> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> From: Traci <traci at crimsonvision.net>
> >> >> Subject: [Ansteorra] Request for Help - Blood Donations Needed
> >> >> To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <Ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> >> >> Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 3:50 PM
> >> >>
> >> >> Hello Everyone,
> >> >>
> >> >> I usually try to keep mundane business out of SCA life as much as
> >> possible
> >> >> but Hrafn and I have a dire need.  Hrafn's father, Jerry Baker was in a
> >> >> serious plane crash Sunday morning in Boyd, Tx and is in *very*
> >> critical
> >> >> condition.  Here is a link to a news article and video on the crash:
> >> >> http://cbs11tv.com/local/boyd.plane.crash.2.1723846.html
> >> >>
> >> >> The blood bank has a limit of pints given per patient; once a patient
> >> uses
> >> >> 90 pints they are cut off and Jerry has already gone through about 70.
> >> He
> >> >> has several surgeries to go (already has had 5 major surgeries so far)
> >> so
> >> >> he
> >> >> is in desperate need!  If people go and donate blood in his name (it
> >> can
> >> >> be
> >> >> any type) the amount donated will be added to his 'account' and he can
> >> >> have
> >> >> more than the original 90.
> >> >>
> >> >> Please go to any Carter Blood Care and provide the following inforation
> >> >> when
> >> >> you donate:
> >> >>
> >> >> Jerry Baker
> >> >> D.O.B. 10/14/46
> >> >> SPONSOR# 049539
> >> >> Hospital - JPS (James Peter Smith) Ft. Worth (ICU)
> >> >>
> >> >> Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have; I can
> >> be
> >> >> reached easiest via email.  Hrafn is in Sweden for work (but will be
> >> >> returning on Friday afternoon) so please direct all questions to me.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thank you all for your help.
> >> >> Countess Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa / Traci Baker
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