I'm trying to avoid talking on the phone as much as possible these days - I literally have nothing but a whisper.
But when the name "Red Cross" came across the phone I figured I should answer. And the minute I answered I was...well, busted. She was calling to tell me the blood was on its way to Atlanta but stopped to ask "when did you get sick"? There were alot of questions at the time of the blood draw including if I had a fever. 48 hours later I certainly did have a fever and according to the guidelines, there was too great a chance the virus was already in my system at the time I gave.
It hurt to let go and realize Ellie would just be getting blood from the usual blood bank. Let's hope the good people of the U. S. of A. also gave in good health. It was not a hard decision though considering all we've done these past few weeks to keep her free of catching this cold. Forget sneezing and coughing on her, let's just shoot it directly in her blood stream!
We were told at the beginning of this journey to expect setbacks and disappointments because they will come. Looks like we've already had our first. Yay.
Oh and yes they are throwing away the blood.
