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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2011  -  #1087  -  Jeff#3

I Just received this from Gay Thatcher who works for the blood bank in Cabo and San Jose.  Kimberly
 
The Santa Josefina Blood Bank can receive blood donors type A positive tomorrow as long as blood is needed for Jeff Niemi, if you know that this is your blood type and can donate for this patient we are giving these donors priority as this is the emergency blood that will be needed short term. The blood for this patient that has been needed so far has been sent to Amerimed and is being used, La Paz is also sending more units to stand by.
 
The platelets are drawn by aphaeresis which can only be done at the State Blood Bank in La Paz, it is a different process and requires a special machine that Santa Josefina does not have. Again, type A positive donors are needed, please go to the La Paz blood bank if you are a possible donor. 
 
If you have any other type blood and want to donate to replace blood supplies in the name of this patient please try and help us with that next week,
we do need it and want to attend to everyone but we must give priority to the type A positive donors tomorrow and Thursday to make sure we have an ongoing blood supply for Jeff Niemi 
 
Thank you all for helping, please go to our web page at santajosefinabloodbank.org where you will find information on blood donation in both Spanish and English, again thank you and please be assured that Santa Josefina is doing everything possible to ensure the blood necessary for Jeff Niemi
 
Gay Thatcher de Herrera
Santa Josefina Blood Bank     
(624) 105 0354
 
Kimberly Ford
624 132 2510
kiminbaja@gmail.com 

Note from Cheryl:  Jeff's sister and daughter are arriving today.  As information becomes available to Kimberly, she will send reports to the BPE.  Again, please refrain from calling Kimberly unless it's truly important.  Jeff is in ICU and no visitors are allowed.  He is scheduled for surgery tomorrow, Thursday.  What is needed right now is BLOOD and the immediate need is A Positive to be donated in La Paz.