Today is a very special day for our family! Lalo's work is holding a blood drive for their employees today in honor of little Lalo at their DC/MD/VA offices. Not only that, but when they announced the blood drive to all of the employees in the region, they also shared what CDH (Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia) is and some of the statistics that go along with this birth defect. To raise even more awareness, they are asking employees to wear turquoise today (the color of CDH awareness) and handing out CDH awareness ribbons to all those who donate. One word - AMAZING! All of this to support little Lalo, our family, a world of CDH survivors & angels, and the many people in need of blood. Are you teared up yet? Because we certainly were when Lalo's work let us in on their plans. Thank you to all of those who arranged this and all who participated. We are so joyful that our little warrior is being honored in such an amazing way.
With the blood drive, Lalo's birthday last week, and the cooler weather we have had lately, I have been thinking of last year quite a bit. I looked back on our blog last night to a year ago. On this day a year ago, Lalo was on his 3rd day of ECMO (heart lung bypass machine). I shared that as of that morning he was burning through less platelets, but the very next day the ECMO circuit needed to be replaced because the blood was clotting in the tubes. We were in such a fragile state at that time and still had no idea whether Lalito would survive. Thanks in part to those blood and platelet donations, we have a smiling, laughing, rolling, and sitting 1 yr old that we get to hug & kiss every day. If you are able, please consider making a difference in a family's life with a blood donation.
3 comments:
Teared up, mostly with happiness. Lalo's workplace is awesome!
Awesome! Mom
what a little warrior! Please give what u can .....and what parents God gave to him! Proud Grandpa!
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